After daring lingerie at the weigh-in, Bethe Pitbull wins by knockout and challenges Ronda Rousey

B. Pitbull lands a sequence of blows on S. Baszler. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter

If Brazil lost its main star at UFC 177, with the cut at the last minute de Renan Barao, Carlos Diego Ferreira e Beth Pitbull They did well at the show held on Saturday night (30), in the city of Sacramento, in the United States. After drawing sighs at the official weigh-in, when appeared with daring lingerie, Bethe showed that she also knows how to do well inside the Octagon. She was not aware of Shayna Baszler, the champion's training partner Ronda Rousey, and knocked out the American in the second round. Carlos Diego followed the path of his compatriot and also passed Ramsey Nijem in the second half.

In the main fight of the night, the american TJ Dillashaw he scared off the underdog, asserted his favoritism and even without being excited, he defeated Joe Soto, who had been called up at the last minute to replace Renan Barao, by technical knockout in the fifth round. The triumph saw the North American defend the bantamweight belt for the first time.

Bethe wins and challenges champion

To potiguar Beth Pitbull marked his passage from UFC 177 in style. After appearing at the weigh-in wearing red underwear, the Brazilian entered the octagon ready to take another step towards the women's belt.

Facing Shayna Baszler, the Brazilian started the fight at a disadvantage. The training partner of Ronda Rousey managed to close the distance, take the fight to the ground and risk ending the fight with a triangle. However, Bethe managed to free herself. Despite this, the Brazilian was once again in danger in the final moments of the first round, when the North American tried to secure a choke. But without success.

In the second round, Pitbull lived up to his nickname and came ready to reverse the fight. She quickly found the distance and started to loosen up her boxing game. Shayna visibly felt the pressure from the Brazilian's fists and was no longer able to work at short distances. After cornering her rival against the bars, Bethe unleashed an arsenal of punches ranging from her rival's waistline to her head. At this point, Baszler was already an easy target for the Brazilian and referee 'Big' John McCarthy interrupted the fight and declared a technical knockout.

At the end of the fight, after defeating her second training partner, Ronda Rousey at UFC, the Brazilian showed that she knows how to promote herself and challenged the champion and muse of the event. “I want to send a message to Ronda. I'm the one who's going to retire undefeated and with the UFC belt. I challenge Ronda to try to break my invincibility”, she said to the native.

Carlos Diego wins another one in the UFC

Unknown to a large part of the Brazilian public that follows the UFC, the Amazonian based in the United States Carlos Diego Ferreira begins to show his value inside the Octagon. In his second appearance at the event he scored his second triumph with a great performance.

Facing Ramsey Nijem, TUF 13 runner-up, the Brazilian started at a disadvantage in the fight. The North American of Palestinian descent combined boxing strikes well with takedowns, complicating the Brazilian's game.

Despite managing to take the fight to the ground on two occasions, Nijem preferred not to take any chances on the ground, as Carlos Diego has a black belt in jiu-jitsu. Even from below, the Brazilian tried to attack a submission every time he was on the ground. Despite this, he came out at a disadvantage in the first round.

In the second round, the Brazilian came back better. Even with Ramsey working with combinations, Carlos always responded with very powerful counter strikes.

With a straight right, the Brazilian took down NIjem, but missed the chance to finish the fight with a guillotine saved by the North American. Confident and with his rival feeling the blows, Carlos Diego once again connected with a right-hand strike, knocking Nijem down once again. This time, the Brazilian athlete started striking on the ground until the referee stopped the fight and declared a technical knockout.

Check out the UFC 177 results below:

main card
TJ Dillashaw defeated Joe Soto by knockout in R5
Tony Ferguson defeated Danny Castillo via split decision;
Bethe Correia defeated Shayna Baszler via TKO in R2;
Carlos Diego Ferreira defeated Ramsey Nijem via TKO in R2
Yancy Medeiros submitted Justin Edwards with a guillotine choke in R2

Preliminary Card
Derek Brunson defeated Lorez Larkin via unanimous decision;
Anthony Hamilton defeated Ruan Potts by TKO in R2;
Chris Wade finished Cain Carrizosa with a guillotine choke in R1.

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