Djorden Santos shows heart, turns battle and shines in insane fight in UFC Vancouver. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFC News
Djorden Santos e Danny Barlow starred in a real war in the octagon of UFC Vancouver this Saturday (18). Almost knocked out in the first round, the Brazilian showed heart, resisted the firepower of the North American and reacted with an exciting performance, in one of the most electrifying fights of the year.
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Djorden now boasts a career record of 11 wins and two losses. The Brazilian earned his first UFC victory.
Barlow, meanwhile, has been unable to reverse his move up to middleweight (up to 83,9 kg). The American has nine wins and two losses.
Djorden Santos stars in war and defeats American at UFC Vancouver
Djorden and Barlow had a competitive first round. The Brazilian, despite knowing the American's knockout power, showed quality striking and evened the score.
The two fighters engaged in one of the best rounds of the year in the UFC. Djorden felt a blow from Barlow and nearly ended up knocked out, but he showed heart, turned the situation around, and the two exchanged heavy punches standing up and at close range. It seemed like one of them would go down at any moment, but that didn't happen.
The high pace continued in the third round. With his heart in his chest, Djorden charged forward, struck Barlow in the face, and landed on top. The Brazilian capitalized on his position, invested in ground and pound, and hurt the American. The fight remained close, with the fighters exchanging blows à la Max Holloway x Justin gaethjeWhat a fight!
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