UFC on FOX 13: Rafael dos Anjos shines, massacres Nate Diaz and calls for a title fight

R. dos Anjos (photo) reached his eighth victory in the last nine fights. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

Nate diaz provoked, behaved unprofessionally and, in the end, received a real beating from the Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos. There were fifteen minutes of an undeniable massacre by the Brazilian, who did whatever he wanted with his younger brother. Nick Diaz and won by unanimous decision from the judges in the co-main fight of UFC on FOX 13, this Saturday (13). With the triumph, Rafael, who has eight wins in his last nine fights, moved closer to a title shot in the lightweight category.

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The focus of the fight was Rafael using and abusing low kicks, which seriously hurt Diaz's right leg, who limped a lot and even changed his base to avoid the blows. After the fight, the Brazilian revealed that the strategy was the result of a lot of analysis. “I studied his game and saw that he doesn't save any shots. So I trained a lot of leg kicks and also to put him down when I needed to,” he commented, still in the octagon.

But it wasn't just the low kicks that did damage to Nate diaz. The ground and pound elbows also shook the American, who suffered a deep cut in the eyebrow area. Furthermore, Rafael's ground control was also fundamental in achieving the result, as Diaz has one of the most feared guards in the division.

At the end of the fight, after being declared the winner by unanimous decision of the judges, with two of them considering him superior by 30-26, Rafael took the opportunity to ask for a chance against the champion Anthony Pettis. “I'm very happy, I worked hard for this. Please Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta, give me a title fight. I came to win, I passed Nate diaz and I want my chance at the title”, he said into commentator Joe Rogan’s microphones.

Overeem regains victory and knocks out giant Struve

When you won Brock Lesnar upon his arrival in Ultimate, alistair overeem It was scary because of its size. However, in front of the giant Stefan struve, at 2,11 m, the Dutchman became tiny. Despite the clear disadvantage, Overeem managed to close the distance, take down Struve and win the fight by knockout with sharp ground and pound.

In the opening minutes, marked by a lot of study, Overeem remained away from Struve, who managed to keep the fight at long distance. However, “The Reem” invested in the takedown game, took his opponent to the ground and, within his rival's guard, punished the giant with hard punches that forced referee Big John McCarthy to stop the fight.

With the triumph, Overeem scored another knockout after almost three years – the last time he had been against Brock Lesnar, in his Octagon debut. The Dutchman also improved his record in the organization and now has three wins and three defeats.

Napão invests in striking and is massacred by Mitrione

For many, the best strategy for Gabriel Napao against Matti Mitrione would be to bet on his black belt jiu-jitsu. However, the Brazilian decided to invest in striking and ended up getting the worst of the fight that opened the night's main card. Unable to keep up with his rival's pace, Gabriel was knocked out just over a minute into the first round.

With little movement, Napão became an easy target for Mitrione who knocked the Brazilian hard with a left cross. The North American completed the attack with ground and pound and even interrupted the barrage of blows as he believed that Gabriel was knocked out, before realizing that he was still capable of fighting and finishing the fight with a right of mercy that put an end to it. in the fight.

With the result, Napão now has two consecutive defeats. Mitrione, currently ranked fourteenth in the heavyweight category, achieved his third consecutive victory and should move up a few positions in the official rankings.

Check out the UFC on FOX 13 results below:

MAIN CARD

Heavy weight (up to 120 kg): junior gypsy x Stipe Miocic;

Rafael dos Anjos won Nate diaz by unanimous decision of the judges;

alistair overeem won Stefan struve by knockout in R1;

Matt Mitrione won Gabriel Napao by TKO in R1.

PRELIMINARY CARD

Joanna Jedrzejczyk derrotou Claudinha gadelha by split decision;

John Moraga submitted Willie Gates with a rear naked choke in R3;

Ben Saunders beat Joe Riggs by submission (injury) in R1;

Drew dober submitted Jamie Varner with a rear naked choke in R1;

Bryan Barbarena beat Joe Ellenberger via TKO in R3;

David Michaud beat Garrett Whiteley by unanimous decision;

Henry Cejudo beat Dustin Kimura by unanimous decision of the judges;

Ian Entwistle submitted Anthony Birchak with a heel hook in R1.