UFC 140: Jones submits Lyoto and Mir breaks Minotauro's arm

Brazilian fighters are known worldwide for their vast arsenal of submissions. But at UFC 140, an event held this Saturday (10), in Toronto, two of Brazil's greatest athletes were surprised by this specialty.

In a valid fight for the light heavyweight belt, Lyoto Machida had a good first round against Jon Jones, but ended up feeling the American's blows in the second round and was caught with a guillotine choke. As the Bahian karateka didn't give up with the choke in place, Machida ended up standing up, in a powerful scene for the audience watching the fight.

Yes, Rodrigo Minotauro, whose main specialty is jiu-jitsu, started the fight very well against Frank mir. But the North American, after almost being knocked out, managed to recover and hit the Brazilian with a Kimura. Minotauro didn't give up the fight either and ended up breaking his arm with the blow.

But UFC 140 wasn't just about defeat for the Brazilians. The only Brazilian victory of the show came from Rogério Minotouro, brother of Rodrigo Minotauro. The Tupiniquim black belt took no notice of the veteran Tito Ortiz and knocked out the former UFC champion in the first round.

Lyoto starts well, but Jones finishes and defends the belt
Bookmakers placed Jon Jones with a strong favorite in the fight against Lyoto Machida. But willing to surprise the champion, the Brazilian fighter started the first round very well. Using his well-known mobility, Machida rotated well and made it difficult for the American to enter. Furthermore, Lyoto worked with excellent combinations of kicks and punches, in quick attacks.

In the second round, knowing he was at a disadvantage, Jones released his game and attacked the Brazilian, who maintained the same tactic of waiting for the best moment to counterattack. But after a takedown applied by Jon, the champion applied a very hard elbow that opened a huge cut on the Tupiniquim athlete.

After medical attention, Lyoto went on the attack and launched a direct attack, but ended up suffering Jones' response and was trapped in the clinch. Still standing, the champion landed a guillotine choke on the Brazilian, who preferred not to hit and ended up standing up. The referee noticed that Machida was unconscious and ended the fight.

With the triumph, Jones has 15 victories as a professional fighter and makes his second UFC belt defense. In turn, Lyoto, who has 17 triumphs, suffers his third defeat as a professional.

Frank mir finishes Minotauro
Rodrigo Minotauro He waited almost three years to get his rematch against Fran Mir, and started the duel very motivated to make up for the defeat he suffered at UFC 92. Minotauro started the fight by putting pressure on the clinch and landing the best strikes at close range. When the exchange resumed, the Brazilian landed two good blows on Mir, who felt it and went to the ground.

However, the Tupiniquim black belt preferred to try the submission with a hand triangle, instead of punishing with more punches. With that, Frank recovered, defended the choke and landed a tight kimura. Minotauro still tried to defend himself, but his shoulder was dislocated, forcing him to withdraw.

With the triumph, Frank mir, who had already been the first man and knocked out Rodrigo Minotauro, becomes the first man to submit the former Pride champion

Minotouro knocks out Tito Ortiz
Rogério Minotouro he arrived at UFC 140 pressured to win, as he had come from two consecutive defeats and needed the triumph to remain in the organization. But in front of the veteran Tito Ortiz, the Brazilian took no notice of the former champion and in a great performance he knocked out the North American.

Ortiz began taking the initiative in the fight and landing the best strikes at close range. The North American managed to keep Minotouro in the clinch and press him against the cage. But with a powerful punch on the way out, which made Ortiz step back, Rogério began the punishment. After knocking Tito down, Nogueira threw several punches to the waistline and forced the referee to end the fight and declare a technical knockout.

Ebersole beats Claude Patrick
The always exotic Brian Ebersole, who became known for drawing an arrow with his chest hair, had a very even fight against local athlete Claude Patrick. Ebersole started better and took down his opponent, but when he fell to the ground he was almost caught in the guillotine. However, the American managed to recover and work on top. In the second round, it was the Canadian's turn to keep the fight standing and connect most of the blows. In the third and decisive round, the alternation marked the dispute. Brian managed to take the fight to the ground, but was threatened with several submission attempts, with hand triangles and guillotines. At the end of the duel, the side judges gave the victory to Brian Ebersole in a split manner. (29×28, 28×29, 29×28)

Korean zombie runs over Hominick
If the fights on the preliminary card were fast, the pace was maintained in the first fight of the main program. The Canadian Mark hominick fought at home, but the show was Chan sung jung. O "Korean zombie”, as he is known, only needed seven seconds to land a right hand and take his opponent to the ground. And from there, the dispute ended with two more blows.

Check out the complete UFC 140 results below:

Main card:

Jon Jones finished Lyoto Machida with a guillotine in R2;

Frank mir finished Rodrigo Minotauro with a kimura in R1;

Rogério Minotouro derrotou Tito Ortiz by technical knockout in R1;

Brian Ebersole defeated Claude Patrick via split decision;

Chan sung jung derrotou Mark hominick by knockout in R1;

Preliminary card:

Igor Pokrajac defeated Krzysztof Soszynski by knockout in R1;

Constantine Philippou defeated Jared Hamman via TKO in R1;

Dennis Hallman submitted John makdessi with a rear naked choke in R1;

Yves Jabouin defeated Walel Watson via unanimous decision;

Mark Bocek defeated Nik lentz in the unanimous decision of the judges;

Jake Hecht defeated Rich Attonito via TKO in R2;

John Cholish defeated Mitch Clarke via TKO in R2;

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