Maia (photo) ran over Magny in Rio. Photo: Inovafoto
Demian Maia e Warlley alves were the highlights of the UFC 190 preliminary card, an event held this Saturday night (1st) in Rio de Janeiro. The Brazilian duo won Neil Magny and Nordine Taleb, respectively, and enjoyed the audience at the HSBC Arena gym, in the Barra da Tijuca region.
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Maia achieved a completely dominant victory over Magny, dictating the pace from start to finish on the ground and achieving a beautiful finish. Warlley, TUF Brazil 3 middleweight champion, also made his opponent do the “three taps”, with a guillotine choke.
Who also won well on the preliminary card was Vitor miranda, who beat Clint Hester via technical knockout. However, there were also defeats among Brazilian fighters. Hugo Wolverine opened the preliminary card losing to Guido cannetti, and Rafael Feijão couldn't resist Patrick Cummins' game. In the Brazilian duel on the preliminary card, Iuri Marajó confirmed his favoritism and beat Leandro Brodinho.
Card opens with Brazil x Argentina – better for the hermanos
The opening of UFC 190 featured a Brazil x Argentina duel in the Octagon. TUF Brazil veteran, Hugo Wolverine faced Guido cannetti, who participated in the “Latin America” edition of reality show.
More experienced in the UFC, the Brazilian was considered the favorite, but he was unable to put that into practice during the fight. In a very truncated 15 minutes of combat, developed much of the time in a tight manner, the Argentine ended up having more moments of superiority. The highlights were a high kick in the second round, which shook the Brazilian, and an important takedown in the final round.
Thus, Cannetti won the judges' unanimous decision, with a triple score of 29 to 28. It was “Ninja's” first victory in the UFC, while Wolverine suffered his second setback in a row – he had lost to the promising aljamain sterling, in July last year.
Miranda defeats Hester and wins second consecutive UFC victory
TUF Brasil 3 runner-up among heavyweights, Vitor miranda won his second consecutive victory in the UFC since deciding to move down to the middleweight category (up to 84 kg). The Brazilian controlled his rival's takedowns well until he managed to settle the score in the second round, with a technical knockout.
Hester already showed her intention to take the fight to the ground. However, Miranda reversed positions well, punishing the American when he fell on top. In the second round, Vitor landed a good knee when Hester was diving at his legs. With his rival groggy, the Brazilian was able to fall on top and punish him, until the referee interrupted him.
Thus, Miranda wins another one, since she had beaten Jake collier in Barueri, in December last year. Hester suffered his second defeat in a row – he also lost to Robert whittaker in November.
Marajó confirms favoritism and beats Brodinho in Brazilian duel
Ranked fighter in the bantamweight division, Iuri Marajó got the better of Leandro “Brodinho” Issa in the first Brazilian duel of the night. To do so, however, he had to fight back on the scoreboard after being at a disadvantage in the initial round.
Brodinho managed to take the fight to the ground in the first round, where he showed superiority. He even set up and attempted a submission, which was saved by Marajó.
In the next two rounds, Brodinho was unable to apply his strategy. Marajó kept the fight standing and punished his rival, connecting with good left rights. In the final moments, Marajó was close to being knocked out, but the fight ended up reaching the judges' decision – which gave Iuri the victory.
With this, Marajó finds his way back to victory, as he had lost to Frankie Saenz in his last fight, in Porto Alegre. Brodinho sees a sequence of two consecutive victories being interrupted.
TUF Brazil 3 champion, Warlley submits and maintains unbeaten record
Warlley submitted Taleb with a beautiful guillotine choke. Photo: Inovafoto
Warlley alves achieved another victory in his career by submitting Nordine Taleb at UFC 190. The TUF Brasil 3 champion dominated practically all the actions until settling the score in the second round, with a guillotine choke.
Alves showed superiority from the beginning of the fight, managing to advance well in positions on the ground and even applying a knockdown on Taleb, with a beautiful right cross. The trend continued in the second round, until Taleb tried to take down the Brazilian, who quickly pulled him into a guillotine from guard, ending the fight.
The Brazilian achieved his ninth victory in professional MMA, being his third in the UFC. Taleb lost his first inside the Octagon, as he was coming off a streak of three consecutive UFC victories.
'Carrapato' Cummins dominates Feijão and knocks him out
Cummins dominated Feijão in Rio. Photo: Inovafoto
Known for his fair wrestling game, Patrick Cummins didn't give anyone a chance. Rafael Feijão and dominated the Brazilian in the penultimate fight on the preliminary card of the night.
The North American acted like a real “tick”, sticking to Feijão whenever possible without giving him space. The Brazilian tried to take advantage of the few gaps he had, even causing major injuries to Cummins' face with the blows he landed, but, in the end, the North American's game proved to be more efficient.
After winning the first two rounds, causing great physical wear and tear on Feijão, Cummins arrived for the final round ready to settle the bill. He took Feijão down and immediately began a bombardment of elbows, which forced the interruption via technical knockout.
Cummins reached his fourth victory in the UFC, after two defeats. The Brazilian is in a delicate situation, with three setbacks in four appearances in the Octagon.
Demian “passes the car” and interrupts Magny’s sequence
In the last fight on the preliminary card of the night, Demian Maia completely dominated Neil Magny and won comfortably in Rio de Janeiro. The jiu-jitsu black belt used his entire arsenal on the ground and took no risks until he secured the submission in the second round.
The Brazilian had no difficulty in taking the fight to the ground. On the ground, Magny offered no resistance to Maia, who seemed to pass guard and mount whenever he wanted. After Magny survived the first round, Demian took the fight to the ground again in the second round, when he took the back and submitted him with a rear naked choke.
It was the third consecutive victory for the Brazilian, who had already won victories over Alexander Yakovlev and Ryan LaFlare. Magny, in turn, sees his great streak of seven straight victories in the octagon being interrupted.
UFC 190 preliminary card results:
Demian Maia derrotou Neil Magny by submission in R2;
Patrick Cummins defeated Rafael Feijão by technical knockout in R3;
Warlley alves defeated Nordine Taleb via submission in R2;
Iuri Marajó defeated Leandro Brodinho via unanimous decision by the judges;
Vitor miranda defeated Clint Hester via TKO in R2;
Guido cannetti derrotou Hugo Wolverine in the unanimous decision of the judges
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