Cowboy (pictured) defeated Condit. (Photo: Reproduction Twitter ufc_brasil)
Expectations for the main fights at UFC Glendale were high and the protagonists of the show held in the desert of Arizona (USA), this Saturday (14), did not disappoint. In the co-main duel, the Brazilian Alex Cowboy fought a real war against the former interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit. After several alternations in dominating the dispute, the athlete from Três Rios, in the interior of Rio de Janeiro, submitted the North American with a beautiful guillotine choke in the second round.
In the main fight of the night, the lightweights Dustin poirier e Justin gaethje They fought the best fight of the year so far. In the duel that could have defined the next challenger for the Khabib Nurmagomedov, Poirier got the upper hand, knocked out his rival and asked for a shot at the title.
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Alex Cowboy was called in a hurry to replace the injured Matt Brown and wax the former champion Carlos Condit at UFC Glendale. And, even with no time to prepare, the Brazilian exceeded expectations and waged a real war in the octagon.
At the beginning of the fight, Cowboy was not intimidated by his opponent's history and showed good movement in the fight on his feet. The Brazilian fired more blows, while Condit, planted, waited for the best moment to attack. Confident in his game, Alex attacked his rival's legs and took the fight to the ground. However, he gave up space and Condit quickly reversed position. On top, the former champion showed all his skill and patiently gained positions. He got to his back and was close to submitting with a rear naked choke, but the Rio de Janeiro native defended all three attacks well until the bell sounded.
In the second round, history seemed to repeat itself. The Brazilian held Condit's leg when he tried to throw a kick, taking the fight to the ground, but letting the North American reverse the position. On top, he tried to open up space to strike Alex. However, when he raised his body, Cowboy launched a pedal stroke with his back on the ground that hit Carlos in the face. The former champion felt the blow.
Without wasting time, Cowboy got up, went up and landed a tight guillotine choke. Carlos Condit He still tried to resist, but ended up giving up.
Dustin Poirier wins 'fight of the year' against Justin Gaethje
Poirier 'fight of the year' Gaethje. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter / UFC
If anyone expected the lightweights Dustin poirier e Justin gaethje fought the fight of the year in 2018, he left UFC Glendale satisfied. The fighters fought a real war in the octagon and left the fighting area applauded by the fans.
The fight between them started off insanely, with a weak exchange of punches. Poirier was more precise in his attacks, but Gaethje showed his well-known resistance and responded to all of his rival's attacks.
In the second round, Gaethje came back willing to make up the difference from the previous half and opened the game. The fight was briefly interrupted by an accidental finger to the eye by Poirier. After the interruption, Dustin once again showed precision and stopped his opponent's initial momentum, to control the contest at his own pace and score points.
As expected, Gaethje grew as the rounds went by. Supported by the fans, the athlete, who was born in Arizona, worked good sequences of kicks and punches, without giving Poirier space. However, a new finger in Dustin's eye took a point away from Gaethje. The point deduction took away Justin's excitement, but he still took the partial.
In the fourth round, however, came the end of the dispute. Dustin poirier landed a beautiful straight left on Gaethje. He felt the blow, bent his knee and tried to retreat. However, the number 3 in the lightweight ranking went up and threw several punches at his opponent until the referee declared a technical knockout.
UFC GLENDALE RESULTS
MAIN CARD
Dustin poirier derrotou Justin gaethje by technical knockout at 33s R4
Alex Cowboy finished Carlos Condit with a guillotine 3m17s from R2
Israel adesanya derrotou Marvin vettori in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Michelle Waterson defeated Cortney Casey via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Antonio Shoe Guy submitted Tim Boetsch with a rear naked choke at 4m28s of R1
muslim salikhov defeated Ricky Rainey by knockout 4m12s into R2
John Moraga defeated Wilson reis in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Brad Tavares derrotou Krzysztof Jotko by technical knockout at 2m16s R3
Gilbert Durinho defeated Dan Moret by knockout at 59 seconds. from R2;
Lauren Mueller defeated Shana Dobson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Yushin Okami derrotou Dhiego Lima in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-26, 20-26)
Adam Wieczorek submitted Arjan Bhullar with an omoplata at 1:59 of R2
Alejandro Perez defeated Matthew Lopez via TKO (punches) at 3:42 of R2
Luke sanders defeated Patrick Williams via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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