Jucão (photo) was one of two Brazilians to win on the UFC 184 preliminary card. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter
Roan Jucão spent seven years out of Ultimate, but returned to the biggest event in world MMA in style. Jucão only needed 1m40s to submit Mark Muñoz, currently 13th in the middleweight rankings, with a rear naked choke that put the American of Filipino descent to sleep in the Octagon.
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The fight barely started and Jucão, who had a clear physical disadvantage, especially after Muñoz didn't make weight, took the fight to the ground. On the ground, the Brazilian worked his position well, managed to take his rival's back and managed a tight rear-naked choke. Even with the submission in place and Muñoz out, the match referee took a long time to stop the duel and had to be warned by Roan himself about his opponent's condition before intervening.
After the triumph, Jucão thanked his team, American Top Team, and dedicated the triumph to his friend Antonio Pezão, defeated by Frank mir in Porto Alegre (RS) last weekend. "I'm back. Thank you to the UFC family for the opportunity to be back. I would also like to thank the entire American Top Team team. Pezão, this victory was for you!”, he told commentator Joe Rogan.
D. Lima loses and T. Means establishes himself as 'Brazilians' tormentor'
The North American Tim means He can now be considered a true “executioner of Brazilians”. In Los Angeles (USA), Means hit Dhiego Lima in just 2m17s and extended his series to three consecutive victories over Brazilian fighters.
The fight between Means and Lima has already started in full swing, with the athletes engaging in frank exchanges. Soon, however, the Brazilian felt the hard direct blows from the North American and only resisted the punishment as much as he could before referee Herb Dean interrupted.
Now Dhiego Lima, who participated in the 19th season of The Ultimate Fighter, has one win and two losses in Ultimate. In his career, the brother of the Bellator welterweight champion Douglas lima has a record of ten wins and three defeats.
Bidu opens Brazilian participation with victory by split decision
In a fight with few notable moments and practically no hard blows, Valmir Bidu achieved his first victory in Ultimate. The Nova União athlete beat North American James Krause via split decision.
At the beginning of the first round, Bidu managed good combinations, connecting good blows to Krause's face, but he spent half of the round under pressure from the North American's strong clinch game. In the second round, Krause balanced his striking and managed to hit the Brazilian, who took a while to find the timing of his jabs again.
In the last and decisive round, both Valmir and Krause showed signs of tiredness and only bet on standing, which favored the Brazilian. At the end of the three rounds, Valmir Bidu was declared the winner in a split decision by the judges (29-28, 28-29 and 29-28).
Check out the results of the UFC 184 preliminary card below:
PRELIMINARY CARD
Roan Jucão submitted Mark Muñoz with a rear naked choke in R1;
Due to an unintentional poke in the eye, the fight between Kid Yamamoto and Roman Salazar was declared a no contest (I didn't answer);
Tim means won Dhiego Lima by TKO in R1;
Derrick Lewis beat Ruan Potts via TKO in R2;
Valmir Bidu beat James Krause by split decision;
Masio Fullen beat Alexander Torres via split decision;
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