V. Luque, reaches the 13th victory in his career. The Brazilian has six wins in his last seven fights. Photo: Facebook/UFCBrasil
Ultimate was in Brazil last week, but the Brasilia native Vincent Luque You can say that you felt at home at UFC Chile, an event held this Saturday (19), in Santiago. The Brazilian, who is the son of a Chilean father, was pushed by the local crowd and knocked out Chad Laprise in the opening of the show's main card.
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Vicente speaks fluent Spanish, and after the victory, the Chilean fans shouted his name throughout Movistar Arena. In addition to the traditional: 'Chi chi chi, Lê ler ler' during the fight to support the fighter.
“I arrived here feeling good, I had one of the best camps of my life, and Chad is fast. But I managed to find the timing of the attack and knocked him out. In time, I found my distance and landed my shot. I want anyone in the top 15 or top 10. I'm ready. I have six wins and six finished fights,” he said. Vincent Luque.
Vicente reaches the 13th victory in his career. He has a record of 21 fights, 14 wins, six losses and one draw. Luque comes from victory over Niko Price No. UFC Sao Paulo in 2017.
The fight
Vincent Luque He started the fight attacking, landing a low kick on Laprise who responded with a jab. After a series of blows, Chad grabbed the belt and put the Brazilian down, but Luque quickly got to his feet.
The fight was studied again, but Vicente landed a left cross on his rival's chin that took him to the ground. Thus, the Brazilian fell on top, landing strong blows, until they were interrupted by the referee.
O @VicenteLuqueMMA came out celebrating with the fans and our ambassador @Minotauromma #UFCChile pic.twitter.com/sxpKuhSNup
— UFC Brazil (@ufc_brasil) 20 May 2018
UFC CHILE RESULTS
main card
Welterweight Weight: Demian Maia x Kamaru Usman
Straw weight: Alexa grasso finished Tatiana Suarez placeholder image with a choke at 2m44sec from R1
Light Heavyweight: Dominick reyes knocked out Jared Cannonier 2min55sec from R1
Bantamweight: Guido cannetti beat Diego Rivas by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Fly weight: Andrea Lee derrotou Veronica macedo by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight Weight: Vincent Luque knocked out Chad Laprise at 4:16 of R1
Preliminary Card
Welterweight Weight: Michel Tractor beat Zak Cummings via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Fly weight: Alexandre pantoja derrotou Brandon Moreno by unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)
Straw weight: Poliana Botelho knocked out Syuri Kondo 33 seconds into R1
Featherweight: Gabriel Benítez knocked out Humberto Bandenay 39 seconds into R1
Feather weight: Enrique Barzola won Brandon davis by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Bantamweight: Frankie Saenz defeated Henry Briones via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Lightweight: Claudio Puelles placeholder image finished Felipe silva with a heel hook 2min23sec into R3
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