Formiga beats Nguyen at UFC 221 and asks for a title shot. Photo: Instagram / UFC
The Brazilian Jussier formiga There are many reasons to celebrate. The native of Rio de Janeiro submitted Ben Nguyen with a rear naked choke at UFC 221 and came very close to his long-awaited shot at the flyweight division belt. In addition, he won the 'Performance of the Night' bonus, from the event held this Saturday (10), in XXXXX, in Australia. Formiga won a prize of US$50, around R$165 at the current price.
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In addition to Formiga, who also won the 'Performance of the Night' bonus was the Nigerian debutant Israel adesanya. Known for his kickboxing skills, he ran over Rob Wilkinson in the second round and won by technical knockout.
On the other hand, the 'Fight of the Night' award was a surprise. the Australian Jake matthews and the chinese li jingliang They received US$50 each, but the decision took a large part of the public by surprise. In the fight, the home owner controlled the actions for most of the time, while the Chinese athlete abused the anti-game, pulling his rival's gloves and even putting his finger in Matthews' eye to escape submissions.
UFC 221 results
Main Card:
Yoel romero derrotou Luke Rockhold by knockout at 1m48s of R3
Curtis blaydes derrotou Mark Hunt in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 29-27, 30-26)
Tai Tuivasa defeated Cyril Asker via TKO at 2:18 of R1
Jake matthews derrotou li jingliang in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 29-28, 30-26)
Tyson Peter finished Saparbek Safarov with a Kimura 3m54s from R1
Preliminary Card:
Dong Hyun Kim defeated Damien Brown via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Israel adesanya defeated Rob Wilkinson via TKO at 3:37 of R2
Alex Volkanovski defeated Jeremy kennedy by technical knockout at 4m57s R2
Jussier formiga submitted Ben Nguyen with a rear naked choke at 1m43 R3
Ross Pearson defeated Mizuto Hirota via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
Jose Quinonez defeated Teruto Ishihara via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
Luke Jumeau defeated Daichi Abe via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 28-27)
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