Marcus Tullius knocked out Ihor Potieria No. UFC Las Vegas 101 (Photo: Twitter/UFC News)
Brutal. That's how the debut of Marcus Tullius in Ultimate. Training partner of Charles of the Bronx at Chute Boxe Diego Lima, the Brazilian middleweight (up to 83,9 kg) took no notice of Ihor Potieria and finished off the Ukrainian with a brutal knockout in the first round in UFC Las Vegas 101, this Saturday (11).
Signed in 2024 after two stints on the 'Contender Series', Marcus Tullius achieves the ninth consecutive victory in his career and has a professional record of 13 triumphs and only one defeat.
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On the other side, Ihor Potieria finds himself in a delicate situation after suffering his third consecutive defeat and his fifth in his last six UFC fights.
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Left-handed, Ihor Potieria began trying to take control of the center of the octagon, but was repelled by a hard left blow from Marcus Tullius. The Brazilian advanced and touched the Ukrainian's face with a straight punch, but received a clean cross in response. The fight was briefly stopped after an accidental clash of heads. Back in action, Marcus Tullius He landed two good blows, forcing Potieria to retreat. The Brazilian ended up landing a knee on the Ukrainian's genitals and the fight was interrupted again. After almost three minutes of recovery, the action was resumed. Marcus Tullius landed two very hard blows to the face of Ihor Potieria , who was knocked to the canvas. The Brazilian took advantage of the opportunity, went all out, escaped a desperate armbar attempt and punished the Ukrainian with brutal ground and pound blows, forcing the referee to stop the fight.
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