M. Pereira (left) passes A. Fialho (right) in the UFC 270. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc_brasil
One of the Brazilian stars in UFC 270 last Saturday (22), the Brazilian Michael Pereira stared André Fialho with an eye on an entry into the top-15 of the welterweight division (up to 77kg.). And, despite suffering initial pressure, the Brazilian managed to turn the fight around and emerged victorious in the judges' unanimous decision.
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Pereira is now maintaining a good phase in Ultimate. 'Daredevil' scored his fourth consecutive victory and expanded his record to 26 triumphs, 11 setbacks and two draws.
In turn, Fialho debuts with the 'left foot' in the organization and, in addition, feels the bitter taste of his fourth defeat. The Portuguese also has another 14 victories.
The fight
André Fialho he took the first initiative with a round blow, which was defended by his opponent. Soon afterwards, however, Michael Pereira He developed his game with a shot from the waist line and, with a 'superman blow', he also scored. The Portuguese reacted and delivered good crosses and unbalanced the Brazilian, in addition to continuing his boxing pressure game. In the final stretch of the round, 'Daredevil' tried a flying knee, was surprised by a straight shot and saved by the bell.
In the second round, Fialho tried to dictate the pace of the fight, but ended up becoming careless and letting his guard down. In a strategic and looser way, Michel surprised with a cross and a good combination on the waist line that made the Portuguese feel. The fight changed shape and, feeling a good moment, Pereira tried to apply flying knees, somersaults and spinning kicks. The Brazilian was frequently counterattacked and, in the final seconds, he put the fight down.
The last round saw a hug and cordiality between the athletes in the opening seconds. In the duel, Michel was more confident and did not deviate from his characteristics. At the same time, he scored with front kicks to the waist that rejected André's approach. Despite being close to the fence and with a nose bleed, the Brazilian landed the best blows. The two athletes still went 'all or nothing' and left everything in the Octagon until the end of the fight.
Ecuadorian promise suffers, but manages to turn around and wins in its debut
M. Moralez (left) knocked out T. Giles in the UFC 270
Michael Morales had the mission to impress in his debut – precisely on a numbered card – in the UFC and he did not disappoint. A promising Ecuadorian, the fighter had a bad start to the fight and came close to being finished, but he set an aggressive pace and managed to turn things around with a triumph after a sequence of blows while standing in front of Trevin giles.
Thus, Morales remains undefeated in his career. Professional since 2017, the Ecuadorian, just 21 years old, has a perfect record of 13 victories – 11 of which are knockouts and one submission.
Giles, on the other hand, suffers his second defeat in a row. Now, the North American has 14 positive results and four negative results in his career in mixed martial arts.
Nurmagomedov 'fake' finishes in 47 seconds
S. Nurmagomedov surpasses C. Stamann in just 47 sec. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
If you are going to face an athlete with the surname 'Nurmagomedov', you should avoid the ground game even if your opponent is not related to the lightweight legend (under 70,3kg), Khabib. The bantamweight cody stmann, however, was unable to escape Russian pressure to Said Nurmagomedov and ended up finishing with a guillotine in just 47 seconds. of the initial round.
In his fifth fight at the event, Said achieved his fourth victory and has 15 victories and two setbacks. Stamann has a record of 19 positive results, four negative results and one draw in his career.
UFC 270 results
MAIN CARD
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Francis Ngannou derrotou Cyryl Gane in the unanimous decision of the judges (48-47-48-47-49-46)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Deiveson Figueiredo derrotou Brandon Moreno in the unanimous decision of the judges (48-47,48-47, 48-47) – Fight for the belt
Welterweight (up to 77,1kg): Michael Pereira derrotou André Fialho in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight (up to 61,7kg): Said Nurmagomedov derrotou cody stmann by submission (guillotine) at 47s of R1
Welterweight (up to 77,6kg): Michael Morales defeated Trevin giles by technical knockout (punches) at 4:06 of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD
Bantamweight (up to 61,7kg): Victor Henry derrotou Raoni barcelos in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27,30-27,30-27)
Welterweight (up to 77,6kg): Jack Della Maddalena defeated Pete Rodriguez via technical knockout (punches) at 2:29 of R1
Bantamweight (up to 61,7kg): Tony Gravely derrotou Saimon Oliveira in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27,30-27, 30-27)
Light weight (up to 70,8kg): Matt frevola defeated Gennaro Valdez by technical knockout (punches) at 3:15 of R1
Straw weight (up to 52,6kg): Vanessa Demopoulos finished Silvana Juarez with an armbar at 2m25s of R1
Straw weight (up to 52,6kg): Jasmine Jasudavicius derrotou Kay hansen by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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