Sertanejo wins at UFC FN 74 and pays tribute to singer Cristiano Araújo

F. Sertanejo (photo) returned to the Octagon with victory in Canada. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

It seemed that the UFC Fight Night 74 preliminary card, in Saskatoon (Canada), would be one to forget and full of defeats for the Brazilians. However, debuting in the bantamweight category, Felipe Sertanejo saved Brazilian participation in the fights that opened the Canadian program and submitted Yves Jabouin in the first round. Still in the octagon, honoring his nickname, Felipe paid tribute to country idol Cristiano Araújo, who passed away two months ago in a car accident.

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“Today marks two months since we lost a great idol in Brazil, Cristiano Araújo, and if the people in Canada could give him a round of applause, because 'what we have for today is nostalgia'”, said the fighter to the commentator official Jon Anik, quickly listening to the outpouring of respect from the audience at Sasktel Arena.

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Despite the triumph, however, the fight started difficult for Sertanejo, who suffered a hard fall right away and quickly showed that he felt the blow. Below, on the ground, the Brazilian listened to the instructions from his corners, was patient and managed to reverse the position, quickly getting out into an armbar. Yves Jabouin even tried to resist, but gave up in the final minute of the first round.

Sertanejo also commented on the decision to move down to bantamweight and evaluated his debut in the 61,2 kg category well. “Before, I was a bit lazy and didn’t like to stop eating. Then I felt ashamed, I dropped down a category and this is my place”, analyzed Felipe, who expanded his professional record in MMA to 17 wins, seven losses, one draw and two unsuccessful fights.

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Pezão almost finishes, but ends up surprised by the Ukrainian

Marcos Foot e Nikita Krylov they stepped into the Octagon after two consecutive victories in the Octagon and the Brazilian even came close to scoring his third consecutive victory, but ended up being surprised by the Ukrainian and suffered a submission in the first round.

The duel between Pezão and Krylov started at a fast pace, with both athletes having good opportunities and investing in open striking. Quickly, Pezão took advantage of an opening left by his rival and used a guillotine, pulled guard and came very close to getting the submission.

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Krylov escaped from the first guillotine, got the mount, but ended up with his neck once again snared by Pezão, who this time came even closer to victory. The Ukrainian, however, remained calm, managed to get out of position and this time took advantage of the Brazilian's wear and tear to lock in a rear naked choke two and a half minutes into the fight.

With the triumph over Marcos Foot, Nikita Krylov He reached 19 victories as a professional, all of them in the first round. Pezão, veteran of the third edition of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, suffered his first setback in the largest Brazilian MMA organization.

Silvério starts well, but gets tired and suffers a second defeat in a row

Brazilian Elias Silvério even started dominating the action in the second fight of the preliminary card, but felt a lot of fatigue in the following partials and ended up becoming an easy target for home athlete Shane Campbell, suffering his second consecutive defeat in the Octagon.

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Faced with an athlete with a vast background in striking, Silvério opted for the takedown game, which he has been honing daily in training with Demian Maia in São Paulo, and had a wide advantage in the opening minutes. However, already between the first and second rounds it was possible to notice that the Brazilian was already showing signs of fatigue and this condition worsened even further in the following rounds.

Without the same mobility and starting to lose even in falls in the final stretch, Elias Silvério ended up being defeated by Shane Campbell in a unanimous decision by the judges, in a triple 29-28.