Mineiro (photo) reached four victories in Ultimate. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Coming from two consecutive defeats, and with the specter of dismissal looming, the Brazilian lucas mineiro He didn't expose himself much and sought a safe fight to guarantee victory and, consequently, his job against Robert Whiteford, on the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night Croatia, this Sunday (10). The triumph, however, did not come easily and the Chute Boxe/Diego Lima athlete got past the Scotsman in a very balanced confrontation.
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At the beginning of the fight, the two athletes studied each other a lot and avoided open exchanges. In the final minute, Whiteford shot the Brazilian's support foot, who had to put his hands on the ground to avoid falling. Then, Lucas reacted and landed a good flying knee on the Scotsman. The action of the round, however, didn't go much further than that.
In the second round, the fight remained warm, with Whiteford trying to maintain a long distance, in order to avoid the Brazilian's combinations. However, whenever Mineiro approached his rival, he connected blows that shook him, especially his crosses. With about a minute left, Lucas managed to frame his opponent against the cage and once again threw a flying knee. The Scot's response came with a good takedown in the final minute.
In the third and decisive round, the pace of the fight dropped even further and little was seen on either side, with no takedowns or hard blows for either fighter. At the end of the three rounds, two of the three jurors saw the victory of lucas mineiro, one for two rounds to one and another with an advantage for the Brazilian in all three rounds. Thus, Lucas won in a split decision from the judges.
Now, the Brazilian has a professional record of 16 wins and three losses. The victory also left the fighter from Montes Claros with a positive record in the octagon. Now there are four wins and three losses in seven fights for the Brazilian.
Check out the UFC Croatia results:
MAIN CARD
junior gypsy defeated Ben Rothwell by unanimous decision (50×45, 50×45 and 50×45)
Derrick Lewis derrotou Gabriel Napao by technical knockout (punches) 4m48s from R1
Francis Ngannou defeated Curtis Blayde via TKO (eye injury) in R2
Timothy Johnson defeated Marcin tybura in unanimous decision of the judges (29×28, 29×28 and 29×28)
Jan Blachowicz defeated Igor Pokrajac in a unanimous decision by the judges (29×28, 29×28 and 29×28)
Maryna moroz defeated Cristina Stanciu in a unanimous decision by the judges (30×27, 30×27 and 30×27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Zak Cummings defeated Welterweight by unanimous decision (30×27, 30×27 and 30×27)
Alejandro Pérez defeated Ian Entwistle via TKO (punches) at 4:04 of R1
Mairbek Taisumov defeated Damir Hadzović by knockout (uppercut) at 3m44s of R1
Damian Stasiak defeated Filip Pejic via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:16 of R1
lucas mineiro defeated Robert Whiteford in a split jury decision (29×28, 28×29 and 30×27)
Jared Cannonier defeated Cyril Asker by technical knockout (punches and elbows) at 2:44 of R1
Bojan Velickovic defeated Alessio diChirico in a unanimous decision by the judges (29×28, 29×28 and 30×27)
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