Sucuri (left) debuted with victory in the UFC, this Saturday (10). (Photo: Getty Images)
The only Brazilian representative at UFC 206, Viviane Sucuri made her debut with the biggest organization in the world. Cearence, just 23 years old, defeated Valerie Letourneau by unanimous decision of the judges ((29×28, 29×29, 29×28) in the fifth fight of the preliminary card and remained undefeated in her career, with 11 wins in 11 fights. Canadian, who came to dispute the strawweight belt against Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2015, he lost his third in a row and is at risk of dismissal.
The fight
The two started studying each other a lot in the center of the octagon, with the Canadian risking some blows. Sucuri, considerably smaller than her opponent, struck at the waistline, but was taken down after attempting a kick to the body. On the ground, Letourneau worked striking from above, but the Brazilian managed to defend herself and got back to her feet. In the clinch, Viviane pressed the former challenger against the fence until the end of the round, but without much effectiveness.
The second round started in a similar way to the first, with both measuring the distance without exposing themselves too much. With his greater wingspan, Letourneau began connecting blows on the Brazilian, who was unable to respond in kind. Aware of the disadvantage in the striking, Sucuri sought the clinch again, and scored a nice takedown. On the ground, he was within the guard of the Canadian, who was trying to arrest her opponent. With 30 seconds left in the round, Valerie managed to get up, but nothing significant happened.
Letourneau returned to the last round, surrounding Viviane, who was circulating around the octagon and firing a few straight shots. The fight remained standing, with both releasing a few blows, without much force. Sucuri started kicking her opponent's leg and attempted a takedown, without success. In the final stretch, the Brazilian grew in combat and landed a left cross, but was unable to follow up. The two even rehearsed a frank exchange in the final seconds, but they didn't have time for anything else.
Misha Cirkunov surprises and submits Nikita Krylov
Cirkunov submitted Krylov in the last fight of the UFC 206 preliminary card. (Photo: Getty Images)
In the last fight of the preliminary card, best for Misha Cirkunov, which ended Nikita Krylov at the end of the first round, achieving his fourth consecutive victory in the UFC. With the victory, Misha, 13th in the rankings, stops Krylov's rise, who had five consecutive victories. At 29 years old, Cirkunov enters the top 10 in the category and places himself closer and closer to the light heavyweight elite.
The fight started with a lot of movement from both fighters, with Cirkunov surrounding Krylov in the Octagon. Misha got on the legs and got the takedown, but the Ukrainian quickly got back to his feet, and it was he who took the fight to the ground again. Superior on the ground, Cirkunov made a beautiful sweep, got on top and got up. Pressing Nikita against the fence, he delivered a beautiful straight shot, which shook his opponent. Misha then took advantage of the good moment and hit Krylov again, which was a knockdown. On the ground, he quickly tied Nikita's neck in a tight guillotine, forcing the Ukrainian to give three taps.
Lando Vannata delivers spectacular knockout to John Makdessi
Vannata's knockout was the main highlight of the UFC 206 preliminary card. (Photo: Getty Images)
Definitely, Lando vannata came to “make some noise” in the lightweight category. In his second performance in Ultimate, the 24-year-old North American scored a spectacular knockout on John makdessi, in the third fight of the preliminary card. In total, there are already nine victories – eight via the fast track – and one defeat in his professional record
The duel began with Vannata taking the initiative in the octagon and throwing some punches at Makdessi, who responded with counterattacks. However, there wasn't even time for Makdessi to start enjoying the fight. When the clock marked 1m40s of the fight, Vannata delivered a beautiful round kick to the Canadian, who fell unconscious. Strong candidate for knockout of the year.
PRELIMINARY CARD
Light Heavyweight: Misha Cirkunov derrotou Nikita Krylov via submission (guillotine) at 4m38s of R1
Lightweight: Olivier Aubin-Mercier defeated Drew dober via submission (rear naked choke) at 2m57s of R2
Strawweight: Viviane Sucuri defeated Valerie Letourneau via split decision (29×28, 29×29, 29×28)
Bantamweight: Matthew Lopez defeated Mitch Gagnon via unanimous decision (29×28, 29×28, 29×27)
Lightweight: Lando vannata derrotou John makdessi by knockout at 1m40s of R1
Lightweight: Rustam Khabilov defeated Jason Saggo via unanimous decision (30x27, 30x27, 30x27)
Flyweight: Dustin Ortiz defeated Zach Makovsky via split decision (29×28, 28×29, 29×28)
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