S. Hughes surpassed I. Nunes in the UFC Las Vegas 51 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
First Brazilian to take action in UFC Las Vegas 51, istela nunes ended up defeated by Sam Hughes in the majority decision of the judges (29-27, 29-27, 28-28) in a duel valid for the strawweight division (up to 52,1 kg). The Brazilian had a good first round, but did not maintain the pace throughout the fight and, as a bonus, lost a point due to repeated accidental pokes in the eye of the North American.
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istela nunes continues without winning in the Ultimate Octagon. The Brazilian had been defeated by her compatriot Ariane Sorriso in his debut with the organization, in October 2021.
On the other side, Sam Hughes breathe in relief. The American came from three consecutive defeats and achieved her first victory in the UFC.
THE FIGHT
Higher than Sam Hughes, istela nunes He started making good use of his size and betting on high kicks and long shots. Still in the first minute of the fight, the Brazilian connected a good combination of punches and opened a cut on the North American's face. With her legs quite loose, the Brazilian varied kicks high and at the waistline of Sam Hughes. Each attack from the North American was responded to with good combinations from Istela. After a quick interruption due to an accidental finger in the eye by the Brazilian, Sam Hughes came back more connected. The American connected with a good jab and two good crosses in the final stretch of the round.
At the beginning of the second round, Sam Hughes He tried to attack on the way down, but was unsuccessful. In yet another attempt to shorten the distance by the North American, istela nunes landed a good elbow on the North American's face. In the last 15 seconds, Sam Hughes managed to knock down istela nunes, trapped the Brazilian's arm with her knee and hammered until the bell sounded.
The first good blow of the third round came from the Brazilian, with a good knee to the waistline. More confident than in previous rounds, Sam Hughes connected good jabs. The fight was interrupted again by another poke in the eye from istela nunes, which ended up having a point deducted by the referee. After the fighting resumed, Sam Hughes managed to shorten it and put the Brazilian against the fence. The North American managed the takedown and landed on top of the Brazilian, who quickly replaced half guard. Even without much force, Hughes neutralized the Brazilian and connected short blows until the end of the fight.
Heili Alateng takes no notice of Kevin Croom and 'runs over' him in less than a minute
H. Alateng knocked out K. Croom in the ufc vegas 51 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
The beginning of UFC Las Vegas 51 was encouraging. In the first fight on the card, valid for the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg), Heili Alateng was not aware of Kevin Croom and knocked out his opponent in just 47 seconds. Even though he was smaller than his opponent, the Mongolian athlete was not intimidated, he went forward, connected hard blows and achieved a quick victory.
Heili Alateng wins again after more than two years. The 30-year-old athlete came from a draw and a defeat in his last fights and now has three UFC wins.
On the other side, Kevin Croom finds himself in a delicate situation in Ultimate, as he has not yet won in the organization. The defeat to Heili Alateng was the American's third in a row.
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