Phil Davis defeats Glover Teixeira at UFC Rio and challenges Anderson Silva

Davis (photo) dominated Glover and challenged Anderson. Photo: Disclosure/UFC

Glover Teixeira did not resist the fair game of Phil Davis and suffered his second consecutive defeat inside the Octagon in the early hours of this Sunday (26). In the co-main fight of the fifth edition of UFC Rio, as UFC 179 became popularly known, the Brazilian was unable to unleash his game and lost by unanimous decision from the judges.

Davis' strategy was clear: nullify the Brazilian on his feet and take the fight to the ground as soon as possible. Even though initially Teixeira managed to avoid being taken to the ground, Davis was, little by little, imposing his game. Teixeira tried to react as soon as the fight returned to striking, but Davis never gave an opening. The 15 minutes of fight unfolded in a similar manner, with Davis striking Teixeira from a dominant position. Thus, Teixeira suffered his second consecutive defeat in the UFC, since, in his last fight, he lost to Jon Jones in a fight valid for the light heavyweight category belt.

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Yes, Phil Davis, who achieved his fifth victory against Brazilian fighters after beating Rogério Minotouro, Wagner Caldeirão, Vinny Magalhães and Lyoto Machida, challenged the greatest fighter in the country today. “I don’t want to be called a ‘Brazilian Killer’ because I’m a Christian, but there’s only one Brazilian I want to face: Anderson Silva”, said the North American.

Maldonado suffers, but turns into a fight and knocks out the Dutchman

In the third-to-last fight of the night, Fábio Maldonado resumed his winning ways by defeating Hans Stringer by technical knockout in the second round. However, the fight was not easy for the “Steel Hillbilly”.

In the first moments of the fight, Stringer went all out and took down the Brazilian. Maldonado survived while the Dutchman threw elbows. In the second round, Stringer tried to repeat the strategy, but his momentum and rhythm were no longer the same.

At one point in the clinch, Maldonado took his opponent down and finished the job on the ground, as Stringer barely defended himself from the blows he was taking. The party completed with a hug from a friend Anderson Silva on top of the grid.

Dariush dominates and takes away Ferreira's unbeaten record

At the opening of the main card of the attraction, Carlos Diego Ferreira saw his unbeaten run in professional MMA come to an end in a tepid fight against Beneil Dariush. The Brazilian was unable to impose his game and was dominated by the Iranian, who was named the winner with a triple score of 30 to 27.

Dariush made good use of his wrestling by taking down Ferreira and nullifying the Brazilian's intentions on the ground. In the end, tired, Diego was unable to react and suffered his first defeat in three fights in the UFC. Dariush had his third triumph in four appearances in the Octagon.

Mineiro is canceled and sees the end of his winning streak

lucas mineiro he was unable to impose his striking game against Darren Elkins and saw his streak of three consecutive victories inside the octagon come to an end. The North American, aware of Mineiro's sharp Muay Thai, used a strategy that didn't make the Brazilian comfortable throughout the fight.

Elkins looked for the clinch at all times, thinking about his rival on the fence and alternating with some takedowns. Mineiro even tried to react, like when he landed a beautiful high kick in the second round, but it wasn't enough to win.

Two of the judges gave the three rounds to Elkins, while, impressively, the third judge saw Mineiro win in all three rounds. Thus, the North American's victory was by split decision.

See the results of UFC Rio 5:

MAIN CARD

Feathers: José Aldo x Chad Mendes
Light heavyweights: Phil Davis derrotou Glover Teixeira by unanimous decision;
Light heavyweights: Fábio Maldonado defeated Hans Stringer by technical knockout in R2;
Feathers: Darren Elkins defeated lucas mineiro by split decision;
Mild: Beneil Dariush defeated Diego Ferreira by unanimous decision;

PRELIMINARY CARD

Welterweights: Neil Magny derrotou William Patolino by technical knockout in R3;
Mild: Yan Cabral defeated Naoyuki Kotani via submission in R2
Flies: Wilson reis defeated Scott Jorgensen via submission in R1;
Feathers: André Fili derrotou Felipe Sertanejo by unanimous decision
Mild: Gilbert Durinho derrotou Christos Giagos by submission in R1;
Mild: Tony Martin defeated Fabrício Morango via submission in R1;