Mutant gets scared at the end, but wins at UFC Fight Night 44

Mutante gets the better of UFC Fight Night 44. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

After the emotions of the Brazilian football team at the World Cup, five Brazilian athletes stepped into the octagon to represent the country at UFC Fight Night 44. In the final balance, three victories for local athletes with Cezar Mutant, Carlos Diego Ferreira and Marcelo Guimarães. Already Antonio Braga Neto and Hacran Dias lost to Clint Hester and Ricardo Lamas, both in the decision. In the main fight of the night, Cub swanson e Jeremy Stephens they gave a great presentation. At the end of five rounds, better for Swanson who took the fight in the judges' decision.

Mutant is scared, but wins

Willing to recover from the setback in his last performance, in Natal, Cezar Mutant fought a safe fight against Andrew Craig. With greater scope, the pupil of Vitor belfort He worked at medium distance in his striking and used takedowns to guarantee an advantage in the first two partials.

In the third round the fight followed the same path, but in the final minute the Brazilian got a big scare. Craig went for it all or nothing and, when he got up from a fall, he landed a powerful kick on the Brazilian. Cezar visibly felt it and the American went on the attack.

Despite being stunned, Mutante didn't back down, he accepted the frank exchange even though he was hit several times. However, Andrew Craig was unable to take Cezar to the ground. At the end of the fight, victory for Cezar Mutant in the unanimous decision of the judges.

Brazil loses two on the main card

Still on the main card, Brazilian fighters suffered two defeats. Antonio Braga Neto had an even fight against Clint Hester. Despite the Brazilian having a good advantage in the first half, the duel was balanced from the second round onwards. As a result, Hester won the judges' split decision.

In turn, Hacran Dias encountered difficulties against Ricardo Lamas. The Nova União athlete was unable to avoid the former challenger's takedowns and ended up succumbing to the game of the fighter of Mexican descent. In the end, Ricardo Lamas won the unanimous decision of the judges.

More Brazilian victories on the preliminary card

Still at UFC Fight Night 44, the Brazilians achieved two more victories in the initial program. Based on the takedown game, Marcelo Guimarães defeated Andy Enz, while Carlos Diego Ferreira debuted in the UFC on the right foot. He was quick with the trigger and submitted TUF 16 champion Colton Smith with a rear naked choke in the first round.

Check out the UFC Fight Night 44 results below:

main card

Cub swanson derrotou Jeremy Stephens in the unanimous decision of the judges;

Kelvin Gastelum defeated Nicholas Musoke by unanimous decision of the judges;

Cezar Mutant defeated Andrew Craig via unanimous decision;

Ricardo Lamas defeated Hacran Days in the unanimous decision of the judges;

Clint Hester defeated Antonio Braga Neto in the judges' split decision;

Joe Ellenberger defeated James Moonstari via split decision;

Preliminary Card

Carlos Diego Ferreira submitted Colton Smith with a rear naked choke in R1;

Cody Gibson defeated Johnny Bedford by knockout in R1;

Marcelo Guimaraes defeated Andy Enz via split decision;

Ray Borg submitted Shane Howell with a rear naked choke in R1;

Alexey Oleinik submitted Anthony Hamilton with a Neck Crank in R1;