Thiago Pitbull and Do Bronx guarantee Brazilian victories at UFC 210

Pitbull defeated Côté, who retired from MMA (Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC)

The ordeal of Thiago Pitbull e Charles of the Bronx in Ultimate. With confident and convincing performances, the two Brazilians won their fights against Patrick Côté and Will Brooks, respectively, and guaranteed Brazil's 100% success in UFC 210, held this Saturday (08), in Buffalo (USA).

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Back at welterweight, Pitbull showed his usual aggression to overcome Côté in the judges' unanimous decision (triple 30×27). With the positive result, he ends the series of two defeats, and once again dreams of a higher position in the under-77kg division. In Ultimate since 2005, he achieved his 14th triumph at home, in addition to having eight defeats.

“It’s great to be back. It's been a long time since I won last time. In my attempt to move down the division, I lost around 7 kilos, but returning to welterweight is very good,” declared Thiago, still in the octagon.

Côté, in turn, lost for the 11th time as a professional, and now has a record of 23-11. After the fight, the Canadian, who came to face Anderson Silva for the middleweight belt, in 2008, he announced his retirement from MMA: “This is my last fight, it's been 15 incredible years. I thank everyone and the entire organization.”

The fight 

The two athletes started the duel with a lot of study and little action, but the Canadian connected the best blows. Pitbull applied a good knee to Côté's face, who felt it and backed away. The Brazilian began to surround his opponent in the octagon, but did little to attack, while Patrick tried to surprise with the counterattack. With about a minute left before the bell sounded, Thiago connected with a strong left cross on Côté, which was the knockdown. The Ceará native quickly went up and tried to settle the bill, but the round came to an end.

Aware of the disadvantage in the initial stage, Patrick returned more aggressive, hunting the Brazilian in the cage. After a few moments of study, the two rehearsed a frank exchange, but soon returned to playing at long range. Cote continued to take the initiative, while Pitbull responded with the counterattack. The 'Predator' landed good blows on his opponent, but there was no follow-up. Côté went after Thiago, who responded with a beautiful counterattack, bending the Canadian's knees. In the final minute, the two exchanged blows in the center of the octagon, without much effectiveness.

In the last round, more of the same: Côté looking for the fight and Thiago responding with the counterattack. The Canadian applied a good cross to the Brazilian's face and completed it with an unsuccessful takedown attempt. Seconds later, it was Pitbull's turn to surprise and land a good takedown, landing in his rival's guard. However, the two did little on the ground, and soon returned to the fight on their feet. With his face bleeding heavily, Côté went all out, but the Brazilian, confident in the advantage he had gained during the fight, avoided the exchange until the horn sounded.

Impeccable, Charles do Bronx submits Brooks in the first round

From the Bronx, he submitted Brooks in the first round (Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC)

The ordeal of Charles of the Bronx. After being submitted on two consecutive occasions, Chute Boxe athlete Diego Lima moved up to lightweight and used his sharp jiu-jitsu to submit Will Brooks with a rear naked choke at 2:30 of the first round and return to the path of victory. The fight opened the main card of UFC 210, held this Saturday (08), in Buffalo (USA).

This was Do Bronx's tenth triumph in Ultimate, his ninth by submission. He still adds seven negative results, one I didn't answer. Brooks, in turn, still hasn't managed to show what he came for in the UFC, and lost his second in three fights in the organization. Now, the former Bellator champion has an 18-3 record.

In the interview still in the octagon, Charles once again showed interest in returning to featherweight, and assured that he continues to be the best jiu-jitsu under 66kg.

“I don't want to stay at lightweight, I want to go back to my division (featherweight). Give me this opportunity. I got submitted in my last two, but I'm the best jiu-jitsu in my category. You get in here, it's pressure all the time. Daughter, daddy is coming!”, declared the fighter.

The fight started with the two studying each other in the center of the octagon, but Charles surprised and scored a beautiful takedown, in the first minute. With the support of the fence, Brooks managed to get up, but was taken to the ground again, with the Brazilian taking his back, standing up. Aware of the good position, Do Bronx didn't waste the opportunity and locked in a rear-naked choke, forcing the North American to give up three taps.

Myles Jury runs over Mike de la Torre

Jury (left) had a dominant performance against De la Torre (right) (Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC)

In an overwhelming manner, Myles Jury returned to the octagon after 16 months and gave Mike de la Torre no chance, winning by technical knockout at 3:30 of the first round, in a fight valid for the featherweight category. Considered one of the main prospects in the division, 'Fury' won again after two consecutive stumbles, and recorded his seventh victory in the UFC (16-2 in total). De la Torre experiences the opposite situation. With five defeats in seven fights in the organization, the 30-year-old American is at serious risk of being fired.

With impeccable performance, Kamaru Usman nullifies Strickland

Usman (left) didn't give Strickland (right) a chance (Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC)

Dominant from start to finish, Kamaru Usman had no difficulty imposing his pressure game during the three rounds and defeating Sean Strickland by unanimous decision of the judges (30×27, 30×26, 30×26). TUF 21 champion, Usman won his fifth in five fights in the UFC, accumulating the tenth victory of his career, which still includes one defeat. Strickland, on the other hand, had his three-game winning streak interrupted, and suffered his second setback in the organization (18-2 overall).

Shane Burgos shows boxing in line and knocks out Charles Rosa

Burgos (left) knocked out Rosa (right) in the third round (Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC)

With a very confident and unorthodox stance from the start, the featherweight Shane burgos showed aligned boxing and good combinations on the feet to knock out Charles Rosa at 1:59 of the third round, in the sixth fight of the preliminary portion. This was 'Hurricane's second victory in the UFC, and the new one in his perfect record. Rosa, on the other hand, was defeated for the third time in five fights in the organization, leaving him with 11 triumphs and three setbacks as a professional.

In an electrifying duel, Cummins beats Blachowicz on points

Cummins (left) won by majority decision (Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC)

After an electrifying first round, with a knockdown on each side, Patrick Cummins resorted to his good takedown game and neutralized Jan Blachowicz in the following rounds, emerging victorious by majority decision of the judges (29×28, 29×28, 28×28), in a duel valid for the light heavyweight category. With the positive result, 'Durkin' (5-4 in Ultimate) puts an end to the streak of two consecutive defeats, while the Pole (2-4 in the franchise) lost for the fourth time in six opportunities, which leaves him threatened with dismissal.

Gillespie delivers lightning knockout to Holbrook

Gillespie knocked out Holbrook in 21 seconds (Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC)

Fulminating! This is how the lightweight victory can be defined Gregor Gillespie over Andrew Holbrook, in the fourth fight of the preliminary card. With just 21 seconds, Gillespie landed a beautiful cross on Holbrook's chin, who fell practically surrendered. A few ground and pound elbows were enough to secure the three points. This was Gregor's second positive result in the UFC, who remains with a 100% success rate in his fights (8-0), while Holbrook lost his second in 14 fights (1-2 in Ultimate).

Newcomer Desmond Green breaks Josh Emmett's unbeaten record 

Green (right) celebrates victory over Emmett (left) (Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC)

Making his UFC debut, lightweight Desmond Green made a good impression in his first fight for the organization. After 15 balanced minutes and with some flashes of striking, he defeated Josh Emmett by split decision from the judges (29×28, 28×29, 30×27), achieving his 19th victory as a professional, in addition to having four defeats. Emmett suffered the first setback of his record, which is now 11-1. Before, he had two positive results at the company.

Chookagian defeats Aldana in even fight

Chookagian (right) beat Aldana (left) by split decision (Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC)

In the first women's duel of the night, best for Katlyn chookagian, who defeated Irene aldana by split decision from the judges (29×28, 28×29, 29×28), in a very busy fight with good moments for both sides. Chookagian, 28, recovered from her loss to Liz Carmouche and won her second in three fights in the franchise. Aldana, in turn, suffered the second setback in a row and continues without triumphing in Ultimate.

Bibulatov debuts dominating Jenel Lausa on the ground

Bibulatov (right) made his debut in Ultimate on the right foot. (Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC)

Considered one of the best flyweight fighters (up to 56kg) in the world, Magomed Bibulatov finally made his long-awaited debut in Ultimate. And he responded in the best possible way. With an efficient takedown game and aggressive ground and pound, the Russian dominated Jenel Lausa on the ground during the three rounds and emerged victorious in the judges' unanimous decision (29×26, 29×26, 29×26). This was the 14th victory of Bibulatov's career, who continues with a 100% success record. Lausa suffered his first defeat in two UFC fights, the third in his career (7-3 overall).

UFC 210 results: 

MAIN CARD

Light Heavyweight: Daniel Cormier derrotou Anthony Johnson via submission (rear naked choke) at 3m37s of R2

Average weight: Gegard Mousasi derrotou Chris Weidman by technical knockout at 3:31 of R2

Straw weight: Cynthia calvillo defeated Pearl Gonzalez via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:45 of R3

Welterweight Weight: Thiago Pitbull defeated Patrick Cote by unanimous decision of the judges (30×27, 30×27, 30×27)

Lightweight: Charles of the Bronx defeated Will Brooks via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:30 of R1

PRELIMINARY CARD

Featherweight: Myles Jury defeated Mike de la Torre by TKO at 3:30 of R1

Welterweight Weight: Kamaru Usman derrotou Sean Strickland by unanimous decision of the judges (30×27, 30×26, 30×26)

Feather weight: Shane burgos derrotou Charles Rosa by technical knockout at 1m59s of R3

Light heavyweight: Patrick Cummins defeated Jan Blachowicz by majority decision of the judges (29×28, 29×28, 28×28)

Lightweight: Gregor Gillespie defeated Andrew Holbrook by TKO at 21 seconds of R1

Lightweight: Desmond Green defeated Josh Emmett by split decision of the judges (29×28, 28×29, 30×27)

Bantamweight: Katlyn chookagian derrotou Irene aldana by split decision of the judges (29×28, 28×29, 29×28)

Flyweight: Magomed Bibulatov defeated Jenel Lausa by unanimous decision (29×26, 29×26, 29×26)