Bruno Bulldog fails to impose himself and ends up being submitted at UFC Vegas 118.

Bruno Bulldoguinho At the UFC weigh-in. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC Brazil

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Bruno Bulldog He tried, but he wasn't able to resist the boxing of Edgar Chairez and ended up being finished by the Mexican in the first round in a fight valid for the flyweight category (up to 56,7 kg), during the preliminary card of ufc vegas 118, on Saturday night (6). With the result, the Paulista suffered his second consecutive defeat in the world's largest MMA organization.

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Bruno Bulldog was hit by several counter blows.

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Shorter than his opponent, Bulldog sought to move around a lot and constantly feint in order to find openings in the Mexican's game. Initially, he succeeded by landing right straights as a counter-attack to Chairez's jabs, who was trying to impose himself physically by dominating the center of the octagon. Edgar then worked his jab and, after establishing the correct distance, knocked Bruno down with a straight punch that, even though it only grazed him, had enough power to unbalance the Brazilian.

From this point on, Bulldog began looking for takedown opportunities, but ended up on the ground once again after being hit by a powerful uppercut. Instead of going for the knockout, Chairez went for the mount, transitioned to the back, and finished the fight with a rear-naked choke at four minutes and 13 seconds of the first round.