'War' between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Michel Pereira wins 'Fight of the Night' award at UFC Las Vegas 55

S. Ponzinibbio and M. Pereira faced each other in the ufc vegas 55 (Photo: Instagram/@ufc)

The long-awaited fight between Santiago Ponzinibbio e Michael Pereira promised and delivered all the expected emotion. As a reward, the confrontation led to the 'Fight of the Night' bonus given by Ultimate to athletes who stood out in the competition. ufc vegas 55. Chidi Njōkuani e Chase Hooper won the 'Performance' awards. Each fighter took home US$50 (around R$244).

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In the most anticipated duel of the night, Santiago Ponzinibbio e Michael Pereira They delivered 15 minutes of an intense 'war', which lived up to the fame of the two fighters. The confrontation was so tense and balanced that the Brazilian athlete emerged victorious in a split decision from the judges and may have secured his place in the top-15 of the welterweight division (up to 77,1kg).

Still on the main card, Chidi Njōkuani did not take notice of the Serb Dusko Todorovic and knocked out his rival with a brutal elbow in the first few minutes of the opening round. In the second fight of the event, the North American Chase Hooper had an intense confrontation with the Brazilian Felipe Cabocão, but managed to emerge victorious with a technical knockout in the third round.