Cerrone (right) beat Medeiros in the main fight. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter / UFC
He's back! Donald Cerrone He shook off the bad phase and found his way back to victory in style. In the main fight of ufc austin, an event held on Sunday night (18), the North American knocked out Hawaiian Yancy Medeiros in the first round, leaving behind his three series defeats and still reaching a historic milestone. The 'Cowboy' became the athlete with the most victories in the UFC (alongside Michael Bisping e Georges St Pierre).
The fight program ufc austin it also brought three Brazilians into action: on the preliminary card, Carlos Diego Ferreira derrotou Jared gordon. In the main program, Francisco Massaranduba e Thiago Pitbull were surpassed by James Vick and Curtis Millender, respectively.
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The fight
The fight between Cerrone and Medeiros delivered what it promised: a frank exchange of blows. The Hawaiian took the initiative at the beginning of the fight, but a quick counterattack from Cowboy knocked Medeiros down, who quickly got up. The fight remained open with good attacks on both sides. But at the end of the partial, Cerrone won. He landed a combination of jab and straight that made Yancy fall. Sensing the good moment, Donald connected three more blows on the ground and reached the technical knockout 4m58s into the fight.
“I can't complain about anything. I won the fight by knockout and even got a kiss from my grandmother. It was very cool. I knew the round was ending, and I tried to end the fight. Now I've tied the most wins in UFC history. When they want me to fight and beat this record, just call me and tell me where I should go”, said Cerrone.
UFC Austin results
MAIN CARD (from midnight):
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Donald Cerrone defeated Yancy Medeiros by technical knockout at 4:58 of R1;
Heavy (up to 120 kg): Derrick Lewis derrotou Marcin tybura by knockout at 2m48s of R2;
Mild (up to 70,3 kg): James Vick defeated Francisco Massaranduba in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Curtis Millender defeated Thiago Pitbull by knockout at 4m17s of R2
Feathers (up to 65,7 kg): Brandon davis defeated Steven Peterson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-26)
Mild: Sage Northcutt defeated Thibault Gouti via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD (From 20h)
Mild (up to 70,3 kg): Carlos Diego Ferreira derrotou Jared gordon by knockout at 1:58 of R1
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Geoff neal submitted Brian Camozzi with a rear naked choke at 2m:48s of R1
Flies (up to 55,7 kg): Roberto Sanchez submitted Joby Sanchez with a rear naked choke at 1m50s of R1
Galos (up to 61,2 kg): Lucie Pudilova defeated Sarah Moras via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
Welterweight (up to 77,1kg): alex morono submitted Joshua Burkman with a guillotine 2m12s into R1
Medium (up to 84,0 kg): Oskar Piechota defeated Tim Williams by technical knockout at 1m54s of R1
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