UFC-114 recently ended in Las Vegas, an event whose main fight was the duel between Rashad evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, defining his next opponent Mauricio Shogun in the light heavyweight title fight. Better for Rashad, who won the fight by the judges' decision and will once again have the chance to fight for the title of the most contested category in Ultimate. Among the Brazilians on the card, Luiz “Banha” Cané was surprised by Frenchman Cyrille Diabate right at the beginning of the fight and ended up defeated by technical knockout. Rogério Minotouro encountered many difficulties, but beat Jason Brilz in the judges' decision.
Banha loses second consecutive
In front of Cyrille Diabate, Luiz Banha he was trying to recover from the UFC, as he was coming off a defeat to Rogério Minotouro at UFC-106. However, the Brazilian was unable to compete against the French opponent who used his size to strike the Brazilian. After falling due to an entry from Diabate, the Brazilian was punished with ground and pound until the referee stopped it. Banha still tried to contest the judge's intervention, but it was too late.
Minotouro struggles, but wins
It was more painful than expected, but Rogério Minotouro achieved his second victory in Ultimate. Facing Jason Brilz, who was called up just three weeks before the fight, Minoto started the fight better, combining hand strikes with knees, but after being knocked down he had difficulty with the American's ground and pound. In the second round, the Brazilian didn't find himself and was at a disadvantage in his striking and was almost finished with a tight guillotine choke. However, Brilz got tired in the third round and Rogério managed to be better, dominating the fight on the feet and on the ground. At the end of the fight, Tupiniquim won in a split decision from the judges.
Todd Duffe is surprised at the end
Todd Duffe debuted in Ultimate in a mind-boggling way, achieving the organization's fastest knockout at UFC-102, and against Mike Russow, history seemed to follow the same path. After a start of broad dominance, using excellent boxing combinations, Duffe slowed down during the fight and seemed to manage the fight. But the chubby Mike Russow, who didn't show any reaction, surprised Todd with a fair right blow, and he was knocked out just over two and a half minutes into the third round.
Rashad wins Rampage in the decision
After much provocation from both sides, Rashad evans e Quinton jackson They faced each other tonight and the fight started off electrifying. With just a few seconds, Evans landed a strong cross, which made Rampage losing his balance and almost going for a knockdown, however, the pace of the fight slowed and Rashad opted for a more tactical fight, working well in the clinch throughout the first round. In the second round, the strategy was the same, Evans kept the fight in a clinch, while striking from close range. Losing by points, Jackson released the game in the last round and after defending a takedown attempt, he applied a strong uppercut, taking his opponent to the ground. Rampage He tried to take advantage and strike with ground and pound, but Rashad soon recovered and remained on top, punishing his rival until the end of the fight. In the end, victory Rashad evans in the unanimous decision of the judges. With the triumph, Greg Jackson's disciple will have the chance to compete for the Brazilian's belt Mauricio Shogun, no date has yet been set, but the duel should take place later this year.
Check out the full results of the event:
Main Card
Rashad evans defeated Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Michael Bisping derrotou Dan Miller in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Mike Russow defeated Todd Duffee via knockout in R3;
Rogério “Minotouro” Nogueira defeated Jason Brilz via split decision;
John Hathaway defeated Diego Sanchez in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Preliminary Card
Dong Hyun Kim defeated Amir Sadollah via unanimous decision;
Efrain Escudero defeated Dan Lauzo via unanimous decision;
Melvin Guillard defeated Waylon Lowe by knockout in R1;
Ryan Jensen submitted Jesse Forbes with a guillotine choke in R1;
Cyrille Diabate defeated Luiz “Banha” Cane by technical knockout in R1;
Aaron Riley defeated Joe Brammer via unanimous decision;
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