V. Luque lost to B. Muhammad in a rematch at ufc vegas 51. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram UFC
It didn't work for Brazil. In a rematch in the main fight of UFC Las Vegas 51, event held this Saturday (16), Vincent Luque failed to repeat the result of their first meeting in 2016. Despite good moments on his feet in the fight, the Brazilian suffered from falls from Belal Muhammad |, lost on points and lost his chance at the welterweight belt (up to 77kg.).
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Luque now has his four-fight winning streak broken in Ultimate. In his career, he now has a record of 21 wins, eight losses and one draw.
Muhammad, in turn, heads into his eighth fight without knowing what it's like to lose in the organization. With this, he updates his record to 20 positive results, three negative results and one 'no result' fight in his career.
The fight
Luque started controlling the center of the cage and scored well with low kicks and strikes to find distance. Belal, in turn, kicked – and hurt – around the waist. In the middle of the round, the North American used his quality to take down and take down the Brazilian. Next to the railing, Muhammad looked for his back, but saw Vicente leave his position.
In a similar way to the beginning of the fight, Vicente went up again and entered Belal's range of action. With an intense rhythm, Luque shortened his position and applied a good left cross, but saw Muhammad fall and take him down. The Brazilian suffered a few blows from below, but dragged himself to the fence and got out of position.
With aggressive momentum, Luque went up and applied a left cross that made Muhammad feel it. He still rocked the North American once again and, in his best moment, he was taken down again. The Brazilian got out of position and even hurt his opponent, but didn't settle the score.
If it worked, Belal Muhammad | repeat. The North American managed to land a good takedown and worked on top strikes for a good part of the round, but saw Vincent Luque leave the position and neutralize the striking actions until the end of the round.
In the fifth and final round, Belal followed his game plan and, after taking down, attacked Luque's back. On top, the North American attempted the rear naked choke, but saw the Brazilian leave the position. The two continued to exchange, but Vicente did not have the strength to reverse the result of the fight.
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