Virna jandiroba in victory in UFC 314. Photo: Reproduction/UFC News
Favorite at bookmakers, Virna jandiroba did not leave things to chance and did what she does best: dominating her jiu-jitsu performance. With submission attempts and dangerous positions over Yan Xionan, the Brazilian achieved her sixth consecutive victory and got closer to a fight for the strawweight title (up to 52,1 kg) in her next appearance.
Still in the octagon and being filmed by the organization, Jandiroba addressed the cameras and stated that she was the next to fight for the belt. Despite the triumph, the fighter did not have the opportunity to be interviewed to officially challenge the current champion of the category. Weili Zhang. With this feat, Carcará reaches 22 victories in his professional MMA career and eighth in the UFC.
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On the other hand, the first placed in the division should lose position in the ranking update that will be carried out on Tuesday (15). Prevented from achieving a second consecutive victory, Yan is defeated again in the UFC.
Jandiroba dominates and asks for title dispute
The fight began with Yan risking blows to the waistline to measure distance against Virna. Carcará quickly attempted a first takedown, but was unsuccessful after the Chinese fighter defended while applying blows. Feinting takedowns, Jandiroba moved forward to surround her opponent, but had difficulty with counterattacks delivered by Xionan. On the third attempt, Virna, with great technique and persistence, managed to put her opponent on her back on the ground and began to dominate the octagon. In half guard, the Brazilian tried to use Kimura to finish, but her attempt was interrupted by a good defense by Xioanan. In the final seconds, Virna almost managed an armbar, but the sound of the bell prevented the Brazilian from stretching the Chinese fighter's arm.
With a bruise on her forehead, Yan returned to the second round after hearing coaches ask her to move away from the fence. Without needing the fence, Jandiroba quickly managed to take her down again and gain a dominant position on the Chinese fighter's back. As time passed, Jandiroba threw discreet blows to stay active and looked for space to apply a rear naked choke on Yan. When trying to use another armbar, Carcará lost position and ended up on bottom, receiving heavy blows from the Chinese fighter, but quickly managed to scare her rival with an armbar and regained control until the end of the second round.
In the third round, Xionan shouted to distract Jandiroba, but was unsuccessful when she saw the Brazilian continue to move forward in order to eliminate angles and seek takedowns. After throwing punches and kicks without much force, the Chinese fighter was grabbed again by Carcará and had to use the fence to try to prevent the takedown. Even holding the fence and being warned by the referee, the fighter went to the ground and was dominated by Virna again. In the final seconds, Jandiroba applied an armbar again, but was prevented from completing the submission by the sound of the bell.
Featherweight veteran scores third straight win
julian erosa defeated Derren Elkins in the UFC 314. Photo: Reproduction/UFC News
In a duel that promised great action and excitement in the octagon, julian erosa e Darren Elkins did not disappoint MMA fans and delivered what they are used to in their careers: war. A big favorite in the bookmakers, Erosa managed to dominate the action from the beginning and forced the referee to stop the fight after a violent sequence of blows on his rival, who was no longer able to defend himself.
Once again victorious, Erosa achieved his third consecutive triumph in the organization. Despite having a leading grappling skill and having 14 submissions in his career, Juice J, as he is known, opted to seek the knockout and added another victim to his record. With this feat, the fighter reaches his ninth appearance with his arm raised in the company.
On the other hand, Elkins wasted the opportunity to maintain his positive streak and suffered his sixth defeat in the fast lane in his professional MMA career. At 40 years old, the American now has 29 wins and 12 losses on his record.
Chase Hooper defeats Jim Miller to win the clash of generations at UFC 314
Chese Hooper defeated Jim Miller No. UFC 314. Photo: Twitter / UFC NEWS
In the duel of generations of UFC 314, it didn't work out for the veteran. Jim Miller, at 41 years old, even scared with grappling, but succumbed to the rhythm and ended up defeated by Chase Hooper, 25 years old, by unanimous decision of the judges.
By the time the athletes touched gloves in the center of the octagon, Miller had extended his UFC record for number of fights to 46. However, his experience was not enough to overcome the youngster, and the veteran suffered his 19th loss in his career. Hooper, in turn, achieved his 16th triumph, his fifth in a row.
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