Lucas Almeida is almost knocked out, but he fights and overcomes his rival in his debut at UFC Vegas 56

L. Almeida surpassed himself and won in his UFC debut. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter

Brazilian representative on the main card of UFC Las Vegas 56, Lucas Almeida He didn't have an easy time in his Ultimate debut. Former Contender Series, the fighter was caught on his feet and almost ended up defeated by Mike Trizano, but he resisted and reinvented himself with a knockout in the third round to achieve the upset.

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Thus, Lucas begins his career on the right foot in the organization. After a frustrated passage through 'Contender Series', the Brazilian proved himself in 'Jungle Fight' and got the long-awaited chance with a signing by Dana White's company. In his career, there are 15 fights – with 14 wins and one loss.

Champion of the 27th edition of 'The Ultimate Fighter', Trizano ends up being knocked out for the first time in his career. The North American's record has been updated to nine positive results and two negative results.

The fight

The fight began with Lucas scoring Trizano's leg with low kicks. The Brazilian even approached easily and exchanged good blows at short range. Mike, in turn, feinted and put the fight close to the fence. Almeida defended himself well, but failed in the octagon in the final seconds after a strong blow from his opponent.

Almeida took a breather after the bad end of the round, but returned 'in his heart' to exchange courageous blows in Trizano's guard. Lucas 'got back at him' and bombed Mike, who fell into the Octagon. The Brazilian even tried to look for his back and opened an unintentional headbutt on the North American from above.

In the third round, the result. Lucas came back better and knew how to take advantage of Trizano's gap on his feet to connect with another left bomb. On top, the Brazilian still landed a series of blows before the referee interrupted.

Movsar Evloev rises in confrontation, beats Dan Ige and maintains unbeaten record in his career

M. Evloev (left) beat D. Ige (right) in the ufc vegas 56. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc_brasil

No show, but total dominance. Featherweight promise (up to 65,7kg.), Movsar Evloev showed that he is on the right path. Featured in the second most important fight of the UFC Las Vegas 56, an event held this Saturday (4), the Russian was superior to Dan Ige and maintains an unbeaten record in his career.

With this, Evloev continues well on his career in professional MMA. The fighter now has 16 consecutive victories – seven of which were by points – and five victories with UFC gloves.

Dan Ige, in turn, feels the 'bitter taste' of the third consecutive defeat. He began his journey in 2011 and has a record of 15 positive results and six negative results.

UFC Las Vegas 56 results

MAIN CARD

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Alexander Volkov derrotou Jairzinho Rozenstruik by technical knockout at 2m12s of R1

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Movsar Evloev derrotou Dan Ige in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Lucas Almeida derrotou Mike Trizano by technical knockout at 55 seconds. from R3

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Karina Silva finished Poliana Botelho with a hand triangle at 4m55s ​​from R1

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Ode Osbourne defeated Zarrukh Adashev by knockout at 1:01 of R1

Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Alonzo Menifield defeated Askar Mozharov by technical knockout at 4:40 of R1

PRELIMINARY CARD

Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Karolina Kowalkiewicz finished Felice herrig with a rear naked choke at 4m01s of R2;

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Joe Solecki derrotou Alex Leko in the majority decision of the judges (28-27, 28-28, 29-27)

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Damon Jackson defeated Daniel Argueta via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Benoit St. Dennis finished Niklas Stolze with a rear naked choke at 1m32s of R2

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Tony Gravely defeated Johnny Muñoz by knockout at 1m08s of R1;

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Jeff Molina derrotou Zhalgas Zhumagulov in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Rinat Fakhretdinov derrotou Andreas Michailidis in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-27, 30-26)

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Erin Blanchifield submitted JJ Aldrich with a guillotine 2m38s from R2