F. massaranduba defeated D. Roberts in UFC 274. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
In the ninth fight of the UFC 274, Francisco Massaranduba showed that he was truly “born to beat another man”. At the height of his 43 years, the Piauí native overcame Danny Roberts in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-27, 29-28) and achieved the only Brazilian victory on the preliminary card.
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As a result, Francisco Massaranduba now has two consecutive wins and five in his last six fights and ended his two-fight winning streak Danny Roberts in the UFC.
THE FIGHT
massaranduba started the fight by going hunting for Danny Roberts. The Brit tried a kick, but ended up slipping. The Brazilian took advantage and placed his opponent with his back against the cage, connecting with a good uppercut on the way out. Back to the center of the octagon, massaranduba continued moving forward, while Roberts took advantage of his wingspan advantage to unleash long-range strikes. Despite the difference in size, the Brazilian was more successful in connecting his blows than the Brit. In an attack by Roberts, massaranduba he counterattacked with a very quick combination of jab, straight and a cross on the way out. In the final stretch of the round, massaranduba connected another good cross. The two athletes even exchanged a few blows after the bell sounded, but they greeted each other and headed to their corners.
At the beginning of the second round, massaranduba connected with a counter blow that made Roberts lose his leg. Still groggy and bleeding, the Brit survived the Brazilian's pressure and the two returned to the center of the octagon. Feeling the good moment, massaranduba went hunting, and threw a left blow to Roberts' waistline, which “doubled”. On the ground, the Brazilian reached the 100 kg position, threw elbows and attempted a katagatame, but lost the grip. In half guard, massaranduba continued crushing Roberts with blows from top to bottom. In the final minute, the Brazilian went after the Brit, who managed to get up. The two then went into a completely frank exchange until the end of the round.
At an advantage in the fight, massaranduba slowed down at the beginning of the third round. Roberts went up and threw a good flying knee, but the Brazilian absorbed it well. The two crossed from the left practically at the same time and the Brit looked for the clinch, but was unable to maintain it. In yet another counter-coup from the left, massaranduba did Danny Roberts “losing my legs” again. The Brazilian followed up with another clean left straight. In the final minute, Danny Roberts It was all or nothing, but received a good hook from Massaranduba. The final bell sounded just as the Brazilian was looking for a takedown.
Check out the statistics of the duel between Francisco Massaranduba and Danny Roberts
Brandon Royval puts on a show and submits Matt Schnell in the first round
B. Royval submitted M. Schnell in the UFC 274 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
The UFC's seventh fight, valid for the flyweight division (up to 56,7 kg), Brandon royval showed that jiu-jitsu is up to date and finished Matt schnell in the first round. The “Raw Dawg” escaped a guillotine attempt from his rival and used the same move to finish the fight immediately afterwards.
The victory over Matt schnell was the second consecutive Brandon royval, who had beaten the Brazilian Rogerio Bontorin in January. Sixth in the rankings, the North American recovered from consecutive defeats to Brandon Moreno e Alexandre pantoja.
Matt schnell, in turn, lost for the first time since 2019. The ninth place in the ranking came from a victory and a fight without result in the UFC octagon.
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