VIDEO: Watch out, Ngannou! Brazilian giant is submitted by Russian protégé of Fedor in the 1st round at the PFL.

Renan Problem Makes weight and confirms fight in the PFL. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Couldn't Renan Problem in the PFL. In the main fight of the event held this Saturday (13), in France, the giant Brazilian, 2,03m tall, was easy prey for the feared Vadim nemkovIn the cage, the athlete struggled with the grappling of the legendary's pupil. Fedor Emelianenko and ended up being finished in the first round.

Now, Problema has suffered consecutive losses to two of the biggest names in the PFL. Before being submitted by Nemkov, the Brazilian was knocked out by... Francis Ngannou Also in the first round. In turn, the Russian, who excelled in the light heavyweight division (up to 93 kg), became the heavyweight champion (up to 120,2 kg) of the company and, on a high, could compete in a super fight against the Cameroonian star.

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Perfect strategy

Despite being much smaller, Nemkov quickly took Problema down. On the ground, Nemkov applied a brutal ground and pound to Problema, striking his face and body.

After the punishment, Problema reversed the situation and landed powerful punches on Nemkov, but lost his position and ended up on the bottom. On top, Nemkov took advantage of the opportunity and finished the giant with a katagatame with extreme ease.

Watch Vadim Nemkov's submission of Renan Problema in the PFL.

ARM TRIANGLE IN THE FIRST ROUND!

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PFL Lyon results

Vadim nemkov derrotou Renan ferreira by finishing at 4m of R1

Chris Cyborg defeated Sara Collins by submission at 2:55 of round 3.

Patrick Habirora defeated Kevin Jousset by knockout at 2m42s of R1

Taylor lapilus defeated Liam Gittins by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Baris Adiguzel defeated Dean Garnett by technical knockout at 0:44 of round 1.

Boris Mbarga Atangana defeated Guilherme Soares by submission at 2:35 of round 2.

Alex Chizov defeated Connor Hughes by knockout at 0:50 of round 3.

Gustavo Oliveira defeated Movsar Ibragimov by knockout at 34 seconds of round 2.

Sabrinna de Sousa defeated Paulina Wisniewska in a split decision (28-29, 29-28 x2)

Rayan Balbali defeated Levi Batchelor by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27).