E. Barboza (left) gets it right Bobby Green. Photo: UFC
After two failed attempts, the Brazilian Edson Barboza, in short, he should enter the top 1st of UFC lightweights. Currently 11th in the ranking of the up to 70 kg category, the fighter from Nova Friburgo was not bothered by provocations from Bobby Green, seventh in the division, dominated his rival and won the important victory in the judges' decision. The fight was the second most important fight at UFC Fight Night 57, an event held in the early hours of this Sunday (23), in Austin, Texas.
ADIEX: Watch the best moments of Edson Barboza's fight
In the main fight of the night, Frankie Edgar showed why he deserves a new chance to challenge the Brazilian José Aldo for the featherweight belt. The former lightweight champion dominated the hard Cub swanson for five rounds and at the end of the fight he finished with a rear naked choke.
The fight
The Brazilian Edson Barboza had two major challenges inside the octagon: overcoming Bobby Green and the opponent's provocations. From the first movements, the North American found it difficult to impose his tactics: playing on the counterattack and taking down the Tupiniquim athlete and working on the ground. With that, he started to provoke.
During Edson's attacks with kicks to the leg or well-placed boxing punches, Green lowered his guard and showed that he was not bothered by the attacks. History repeated itself during the first half. The Brazilian attacked and the North American provoked, but without the damage suffered.
In the second round, the Brazilian had his best moment. Barboza combined a punch with kicks to the leg, which made Bobby feel it. He then launched the well-known round kick and Green fell, but quickly got up. Although the Brazilian came close to victory at the beginning of the partial, the North American recovered in the final half. He walked forward with his arms tight and tried to surprise Edson with flying knees.
Despite the endless provocations, Barboza did not lose concentration and maintained control of the fight. Behind the judges' sheets, Green needed to open up in the third round. The Brazilian took advantage of the moment and connected with a right on the counterattack. The North American visibly felt and lost momentum. Despite this, he walked forward, but without attacking.
Confident in the dispute, Edson Barboza had the chance to return the provocations. When he heard the signal for 10 seconds to end the fight, the Brazilian celebrated in front of Green and left the field of action with his arms raised.
Despite the tense atmosphere throughout the fight, after the fight the two fighters knelt in the center of the octagon and hugged each other for a long time in a very sporting atmosphere.
In the official decision, victory for Edson Barboza about Bobby Green for a triple 30×27. With the result, the Brazilian reached his 15th victory in 17 fights. Green, on the other hand, lost a streak of eight consecutive victories and now has six defeats in 29 fights.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night 57 results below:
Main Card
Frankie Edgar finished Cub swanson with a rear naked choke in R5;
Edson Barboza derrotou Bobby Green in the judges' split decision;
Chico Camus defeated Brad pickett in the judges' split decision;
Oleksiy Oliynyk defeated Jared Rosholt by knockout in R1;
Joseph Benavidez defeated Dustin Ortiz via unanimous decision;
Matt wiman defeated Isaac Vallie-Flagg via unanimous decision;
Preliminary Card
Ruslan Magomedov defeated Josh Copeland via unanimous decision;
Roger Narvaez defeated Luke Barnatt via split decision;
James Vick defeated Nick Hein via unanimous decision;
Akbahr Arreola submitted Yves Edwards with an armbar on R1;
paige vanzant defeated Kailin Curran via TKO in R3;
Dooho Choi defeated Juan Manuel Puig via TKO in R1;
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