Mutante wins 'final' against Sarafian and Feijão recovers in UFC

C. Mutante (photo) beats D. Sarafian.

Cezar Mutant was the winner of the first edition of TUF Brazil among middleweights, in 2012. But despite winning the reality show, the pupil of Vitor belfort was always questioned for not having faced Daniel sarafian, a finalist on the program who ended up getting injured before the decision. However, now he doesn't have that doubt. In a tactical game, Cezar beat his rival in the second most important fight of UFC Fight Night 32, a show held this evening (09), in Goiânia.

Mutante wins 'TUF final' against Sarafian

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The expected fight between Cezar Mutant e Daniel sarafian, which would be the final of TUF Brazil between middleweights, was below expectations. Despite a well-fought duel at the beginning, Mutante's tactical game managed to overcome Sarafian's striking.

Daniel started the fight better, feigning the attack on the legs to unleash powerful boxing blows. In turn, Cezar tried to use his greater wingspan to work with straight blows, but without great force.

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In the second half, Mutante changed his strategy and it was he who sought the takedown, keeping his rival on top, even without striking hard. In the second half of the round, Sarafian managed to get up and even land a good blow, but he was unable to continue his attacks.

In the third round, Mutante repeated the tactic. He worked on takedowns, kept his rival on the ground, avoided risks in striking and cooled Daniel's momentum. In the end, he was close to finishing the fight and ended the fight on Sarafian's back with a rear naked choke.

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In the end, victory Cezar Mutant in the judges' split decision (30×27, 28×29, 30×28).

Feijão wins and raises the crowd again

After four consecutive defeats of Brazilian athletes, Rafael Feijão He once again gave joy to the Goiânia fans. Facing Igor Pokrajac, the Brazilian started with a scare, with good blows applied by his rival.

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But after reaching the Muay Thai clinch, Feijão launched a sequence of five knees and two right blows. The Croatian went to the ground and with two more blows, he ended up giving up the fight.

The result marked the first victory for Rafael Feijão in the UFC. Previously, the former Strikeforce champion lost on his debut to his compatriot Thiago Silva.

Thatch wins Paulo thiago and complicates 'Caveira' in the UFC

Paulo thiago entered the octagon in Goiânia ready to restart his climb in the UFC welterweight division. But after being caught with a fair knee to the rib applied by Brandon thatch, the BOPE police officer in Brasília was put at risk within the organization.

The Brazilian started the fight trying to close the distance to fight on the ground. But when attempting a hip takedown, Paulo thiago ended up opening space for a powerful knee landed by Thatch on the 'Skull's' ribs.

At this moment, the Brazilian went to the ground and gave up the fight, giving the octagon three taps, as he suffered punches on the ground.

As a result, Paulo thiago, despite coming off a victory in his last fight, suffered his fifth setback in seven most recent appearances in Ultimate.

'Argentino Gente Boa' loses in its debut

Santiago Ponzinibbio he was unable to repeat his performances from TUF Brasil 2 in his UFC debut. The 'Argentine Gente Boa', as he was introduced by Bruce Buffer, was dominated by the consistent play of Ryan LaFlare.

The North American worked by closing the distance and avoiding the Argentine's striking. In the clinch fight, Laflare managed a takedown and hit Santiago with several punches on the ground. Despite having a good moment in the second round, the session continued like the previous one: Ryan controlling the fight, avoiding Ponzinibbio's combinations and pinning his rival with his back on the ground.

After losing the first two rounds, Santiago opened the game in the third round. After suffering a knockdown with a knee, the Argentine showed courage and managed to get up. In the final moments, he managed to return the knockdown, but he didn't have the strength to continue the punishment on the ground.

After 15 minutes, Ryan LaFlare won over Santiago Ponzinibbio in the unanimous decision of the judges (30×27, 30×27, 30×27).

Jason suffers lightning knockout and loses first in UFC

With a spectacular shot, the Brazilian Ron Jason saw an unbeaten record in the UFC fall. Coming from three consecutive victories inside the octagon, the Brazilian was surprised in the first moments of the fight against Jeremy Stephens.

Just 40 seconds into the fight, Jason tried to land a right blow, but the American threw a counter kick and knocked the Brazilian down, who already appeared to be knocked out. But to guarantee the victory, Stephens landed another kick to the face to confirm the knockout.

Check out the UFC results in Goiânia below:

Main Card

Vitor belfort vs. Dan Henderson

Cezar Mutant derrotou Daniel sarafian in the judges' split decision;

Rafael Feijão defeated Igor Pokrajac via TKO in R1;

Brandon thatch derrotou Paulo thiago by technical knockout in R1;

Ryan LaFlare defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio in the unanimous decision of the judges;

Jeremy Stephens derrotou Ron Jason by knockout in R1;

Preliminary Card

Sam Sicilia derrotou Geoffrey Pepey by technical knockout in R1;

Omari Akhmedov derrotou Thiago Bodão by knockout in R1;

Thiago tavares submitted Justin Salas with a rear naked choke in R1;