'Gordinho do UFC' shows off his charisma, but is dominated and loses after receiving an illegal blow

M. Buday defeated C. Barnett in the UFC Las Vegas 51 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

After knocking out Gian Villante with a spectacular spin kick in November 2021, Chris Barnett has become one of the most anticipated attractions in the UFC Las Vegas 51, this Saturday (16). Despite great expectations, the Spaniard's show was restricted to entering the octagon, when he showed talent in dancing. Inside the cage, however, the “Gordinho do UFC” ended up dominated by the newcomer Martin Buday and defeated by technical and unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Unable to impose his striking game, Barnett was neutralized by Buday throughout the fight. Despite his dominance, the Slovak ended up winning in a controversial manner. Very tired and already on his knees, the Spaniard ended up hit in the back of the head by an illegal elbow from Buday. The fight was stopped to assist the Spaniard, who indicated that he was unable to continue the fight. Judging that the illegal blow delivered by the Slovak had not been intentional, the referee began reading the sheets, which determined the debutant's peaceful victory.

With the victory in his UFC debut, Martin Buday He now has nine consecutive victories in his career and has not lost since October 2017. The Slovak has a record of ten victories and a single setback.

On the other side, Chris Barnett He continues with just one victory in the Ultimate Octagon, where he has already been defeated twice. The “Gordinho do UFC” has 22 wins and seven losses in his career.

Rafa Garcia has the point removed, but submits Jesse Ronson in the second round

R. Garcia submitted J. Ronson in the UFC Las Vegas 51 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

In a duel valid for the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg), Rafa Garcia finished Jesse Ronson in the second round. The Mexican even had a point deducted due to an illegal knee to his opponent, but he didn't let the fight reach the judges' decision and ended with a rear naked choke.

Rafa Garcia won his second consecutive victory in Ultimate. The Mexican found his way back to success after being defeated in his first two fights in the organization.

On the other side, Jesse Ronson remains without a win in the UFC after two fights in the organization. The North American even won his debut in the organization, in July 2020, but the fight was changed to “No Result” after the athlete was caught undergoing an anti-doping test.