Barão (photo) defeated Faber in the first round at UFC 169. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The first defense of Renan Barao as UFC bantamweight champion it couldn't have been better. In the early hours of this Sunday (2), in New Jersey, in the United States, the Brazilian managed to end the fight against the tough Urijah faber still in the first round, achieving victory by technical knockout after a devastating sequence of punches.
The main fight of UFC 169 started with some blows from both fighters, although Faber took a little more initiative. Barão controlled the distance well and didn't allow himself to be hit.
However, in the second half of the round, Barão landed a powerful straight right, which immediately took Faber to the ground. Barão tried to finish the fight, but Faber managed to survive. Shortly after, Barão landed a clean cross on Faber's temple, who fell again.
The North American tried to grab the Brazilian's leg, who continued to strike. The referee of the fight, Herb Dean, thought that Faber was defeated and ended the fight at 3:43 of the first round.
Although Faber disagreed with the stoppage, the fight crowned the Nova União academy's victorious night, as José Aldo, Barão's training partner, retained the featherweight belt against Ricardo Lamas. With this, the bantamweight champion reached an impressive record of 32 wins, one defeat and one fight without result.
Check out the complete UFC 169 results:
MAIN CARD:
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Renan Barao derrotou Urijah faber by technical knockout in R1;
Featherweight (up to 66 kg): José Aldo defeated Ricardo Lamas by unanimous decision of the judges (49 x 46, 49 x 46 and 49 x 46);
Heavy weight (up to 120 kg): alistair overeem derrotou Frank mir in the unanimous decision of the judges (30 x 27, 30 x 27, 30 x 27);
Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Ali Bagautinov defeated John lineker in the unanimous decision of the judges (29 x 28, 29 x 28 and 29 x 28);
Lightweight (up to 70 kg): Abel Trujillo knocked out Jamie Varner in R2;
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Light weight (up to 70 kg): Alan Nuguette derrotou John makdessi in the unanimous decision of the judges (29 x 28, 29 x 28 and 30 x 27);
Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Chris Cariaso defeated Danny Martinez by unanimous decision (29 x 28, 29 x 28 and 29 x 28);
Middleweight (up to 84 kg): Nick Catone defeated Tom Watson by split decision (29 x 28, 28 x 29 and 30 x 27);
Light weight (up to 70 kg): To the fifth derrotou Kevin Lee in the unanimous decision of the judges (29 x 28, 29 x 28 and 28 x 27);
Middleweight (up to 84 kg): Clint Hester defeated Andy Enz by unanimous decision (30 x 27, 30 x 27 and 30 x 26);
Lightweight (up to 70 kg): Rashid Magomedov defeated Tony Martin by unanimous decision (29 x 28, 29 x 28 and 29 x 28);
Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Neil Magny defeated Gasan Umalatov via unanimous decision (29 x 28, 30 x 27 and 30 x 27).
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