R. Barão (photo) submitted M. Gagnon in the third round. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The year 2014 was undoubtedly the toughest of his career. Renan Barao. After losing the bantamweight belt in May to TJ Dillashaw, the Brazilian was unable to compete in the rematch against his tormentor after collapsing hours before the official weigh-in in August. However, Barão managed to end the year on a positive note, recovering from adversity and beating Mitch Gagnon in the co-main fight of UFC Barueri, in the early hours of this Sunday (21).
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After the triumph, the former champion also took the opportunity to send a direct message to Dillashaw. “TJ, I have two gifts for you: my right hand and my left hand. I’m going to shut you up!” he said, still in the Octagon. “I only have one thing to say: I want my belt back!”, he added.
The fight
After a start with a lot of study, Barão managed a very tough overhead, which destabilized his rival. The Brazilian suffered some blows in the encounter, but in general he was better in the first round. Halfway through the round, Gagnon caught the home fighter in the clinch, but was denied by the Brazilian. At the end of the period, Barão managed a crucial knockdown with a well-aimed left cross to the chin.
In the second round, the scenario repeated itself. Gagnon once again bet on the clinch and counter strikes. However, this time, when the pair started to exchange franks, the Canadian got the upper hand. In the third and final round, however, already showing signs of fatigue, Gagnon was taken to the ground by Barão, who worked the position well and managed the submission with a hand triangle.
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Cara de Sapato falls to Cummins' wrestling
It was to be expected that a wrestler two-time “All American” in the 1st division of the NCAA (US university league) would use and abuse Olympic wrestling. And it was precisely in the clinch and the takedown game that Pat Cummins relied on to achieve his third consecutive UFC victory, taking away the unbeaten record of the TUF Brazil 3 champion Antonio Shoe Guy.
From the beginning of the fight, Cummins managed to close the distance and take the fight to the ground. Despite the Brazilian's very active stance in guard, with some dangerous moments, such as two ankle lock attempts, the North American managed to remain dominant throughout the three partials.
At the end of the fight, Shoe Face He still had a great moment, when he managed to take down Cummins with a suplex and went for his rival's back, but there were just over 30 seconds left on the clock and the Brazilian didn't have enough time to work on a submission.
In the end, Cummins was declared the winner by unanimous decision of the judges, with a triple 30-27.
Elias Silvério is dominated by a Russian and suffers his first defeat
After boasting an undefeated streak that lasted eleven fights, three of them inside the UFC octagon, Elias Silvério suffered his first defeat against Russian Rashid Magomedov. Dominated for most of the fight and suffering from the Dagestani's sharp takedown game, “Xuxu”, as he is known, had a huge disadvantage in the judges' decision, but suffered a knockout just three seconds before the end of the fight.
Erick Silva wins again with lightning finish
Maintaining the maxim within the UFC, of alternating victories and defeats, the Espírito Santo Erick silva he triumphed again in the octagon with a lightning finish over Mike Rhodes. A black belt in jiu-jitsu, Erick needed just over a minute to lock in a tight triangle grip and end the fight. After the fight, the Brazilian said he owed this victory to the public in Barueri, as last year he was defeated by South Korean Dong Hyun Kim at an event held in the city.
In a fight with a lot of striking, Junior Alpha gets the worst of it after a fracture
The duel that opened the main card, between Daniel sarafian and Junior Alpha, there were moments of a lot of frank exchanges and hard-hitting blows from both sides. However, the duel ended after an unlucky move by the Bahian, who fractured the little finger on his left hand when trying to block a punch from Sarafian, who was declared the winner by technical knockout in the second round after interruption by the central referee.
Check out all the results from UFC Barueri below:
MAIN CARD:
Average weight (up to 84 kg): Lyoto Machida x CB Dollaway;
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Renan Barao submitted Mitch Gagnon with a hand triangle in R3;
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Pat Cummins defeated Antonio Shoe Guy in a unanimous decision by the judges (30×27, 30×27 and 30×27);
Lightweight (up to 70 kg): Rashid Magomedov defeated Elias Silverio by TKO in R3;
Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Erick silva submitted Mike Rhodes with a hand triangle in R1;
Average weight (up to 84 kg): Daniel sarafian derrotou Junior Alpha by TKO (injury) in R2.
PRELIMINARY CARD
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Marcos Foot defeated Igor Pokrajac by knockout in R1;
Featherweight (up to 66 kg): Renato Moicano submitted Tom Niinimaki with a rear naked choke in R2;
Featherweight (up to 66 kg): Hacran Days defeated Darren Elkins via unanimous decision (29×28, 30×27, 29×28)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Leandro Brodinho submitted Ulka Sasaki with a chokehold in R2;
Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Tim means derrotou Marcio Lyoto in the judges' split decision (29×28, 28×29, 29×28)
Average weight (up to 84 kg): Vitor miranda derrotou Jake collier by knockout in R1;
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