Roger Gracie and Charles do Bronx are defeated on the main card of UFC 162

R. Gracie (left) and C. do Bronx (right) failed to win at UFC 162. Photo: Produção MMA Press (Disclosure/UFC)

It didn't work for the Brazilians on the main card of UFC 162. Unlike the preliminary card, in which the country's athletes won both fights in which they were involved (one of them between two fighters from Brazil), Roger gracie e Charles of the Bronx ended up defeated by Tim Kennedy and Frankie Edgarrespectively.

As expected, the first minutes of Roger gracie in the UFC they were tense. A lot of study and little action on the part of the Brazilian, who came from the now-defunct Strikeforce, culminated in a great takedown applied and almost two minutes of domination of Kennedy's back on the ground. However, these were the only good moments for the athlete, who was not in good physical condition throughout the fight.

Visibly tired, Roger held his pace in the last rounds and ended up suffering several low kicks. In the final minutes, what we saw was the Brazilian completely exhausted without being able to produce offensively, while Kennedy, who even though he was not in his best physical condition, maintained a more aggressive stance to guarantee victory by decision of the judges.

Yes, Charles of the Bronx, who faced the former lightweight champion and former featherweight challenger Frankie Edgar, presented himself more convincingly. Despite being at a disadvantage in the first round of the fight, the Brazilian landed some good blows on his opponent. In the second round, Charles continued to be unable to take the fight to the ground, where he could impose his jiu-jitsu, but he ended up suffering successive falls – which once again gave Edgar the advantage.

In the third round, the fighters raised the level of the confrontation even further, making the audience vibrate at every moment. With hard blows applied by Edgar and with Charles of the Bronx resisting well and even fighting back when possible, the two received a standing ovation at the end of the fight. Despite the Brazilian's good performance, the North American was declared the winner by unanimous decision of the judges.

In a hot fight, Cub swanson beats Dennis Siver

In the fight that opened the main card, the North American Cub swanson He faced Russian-born German Dennis Siver. The featherweights had a very busy fight, both in striking and on the ground. In the first round, the confrontation was even when Siver managed to take Swanson to the ground, after defending a high kick from his opponent very well. Once on the ground, the German remained on top until the final seconds of the round.

In the second round, Swanson came back stronger and raised the crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena by attempting an acrobatic high kick. Managing to keep the fight standing, the North American landed a great hook on the German and scored an incredible takedown at the end of the round, finishing with an advantage.

In the third round, Cub swanson He took advantage of his best moment and, always with a defiant smile on his face, managed to land hard blows on Siver, who fell to the ground. With his opponent increasingly surrendered, while he was hitting the German, Swanson himself asked referee Herb Dean to end the fight, who finally stopped the fight.

With an almost flawless performance, Mark Muñoz beats Tim Boetsch in the judges' decision

The fight between Tim Boetsch and Mark Muñoz started surprisingly, with a great takedown applied by Boestch to his opponent – ​​who is an excellent wrestler. From then on, what was seen was a sequence of comebacks, with the athletes alternating control of the fight until the end of the first round.

Mark Muñoz came back better in the second round and managed to impose his fighting style, with successive takedowns and undermining Boetsch's resistance. This scenario was repeated in the third round, which also started with the Filipino dominating. However, unlike the previous round, Muñoz managed to land many more blows on his opponent and almost finished the fight with a kimura lock.

In the end, there was still time for Mark Muñoz to lift the crowd by hitting his opponent with an aesthetic superman punch, with Boestch on the ground. At the end of the three rounds, the Filipino was declared the winner by unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-27 and 29-28).

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