Rodriguez (left) wins UFC Denver main fight. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook UFC
On UFC's 25th anniversary, the Mexican Yair Rodriguez presented fans with one of the most beautiful knockouts in the history of the franchise. In the last second of the fight, the 'Pantera', as he is known, delivered a beautiful elbow, from below, which connected squarely on the chin of Chan sung jung and knocked out the 'Korean zombie' in a brutal way (see the blow below). The featherweight fight was the main attraction of UFC Denver, held this Saturday (10), in the USA.
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“I feel f***ing good! Thank you, Sean Shelby (responsible for booking the fights) and Dana White (franchise president) for bringing me back. I won’t disappoint them,” said Yair, still in the octagon, remembering that he was fired from the event due to poorly resolved fight negotiations.
The fight
The fight began with the Korean zombie taking the initiative in the fight. The skilled fighter put in a good volume of strikes and made the Mexican not find the space to release his kicks. Chan sung jung He still managed a takedown at the end of the partial, but without time to improve on the ground.
In the second round, Chan sung jung he pressed Yair against the bars with good boxing combinations and tried for the takedown. But this time Rodriguez defended himself well. The South Korean controlled the dispute and did not let his rival get loose in the fight. Only in the final seconds, a frank exchange of blows brought the audience to its feet.
Rodriguez tried to get back into the fight in the third round and even tried a nice round kick, but the blow was empty. In turn, the Korean zombie He was precise in his attacks. However, all downward attacks were blocked by the Mexican. At the end of the partial, an interesting moment: Yair tried to do a somersault to get closer to Chan sung jung, but he ended up receiving a series of punches to the face.
The fight continued as in the previous partials in the fifth round. Yair Rodriguez Without finding the distance to strike, I tried to land a plastic strike. On the other hand, Chan sung jung He was precise and scored points, however, he didn't define the fight.
In the fifth round, when the fight seemed to be heading towards a quiet decision in favor of Chan sung jung, Yair Rodriguez He pulled a great blow out of his hat. In the last second of the dispute, the South Korean closed the distance to add his volume of strikes. But the Mexican lowered his torso and got up with a nice elbow, which went straight into the chin. The South Korean, who earned the nickname Zumbi for assimilating the blows received while walking forward, was unable to stay on his feet and fell, knocked out.
1 second left… No better way to go out on the 25th Anniversary! pic.twitter.com/aGg1Z0bAeO
- FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) November 11th, 2018
UFC Denver results
Main Card
Feather weight: Yair Rodriguez derrotou Chan sung jung by knockout at 4m59s of R5
Welterweight Weight: Donald Cerrone finished Mike Perry with an armbar at 4m46s of R1
Bantamweight: Germain de Randamie derrotou Rachel Pennington in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight: Beneil Dariush derrotou Thiago Moses in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-25, 30-26, 30-25)
Fly weight: Maycee barber defeated Hannah Cifers via TKO at 2:01 R2
Lightweight: Mike Trizano derrotou Luis Peña in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Preliminary Card
Straw weight: Ashley yoder defeated Amanda Cooper via split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)
Featherweight: Bobby Moffett submitted Chas Skelly with a hand triangle at 2:42 of R2
Lightweight: Davi ramos submitted John Gunther with a rear naked choke at 1m57s
Lightweight: Devonte Smith derrotou julian erosa by knockout at 46 of R1
Flyweight: Eric Shelton defeated Joseph Morales via split decision
Flyweight: Mark de la Rosa defeated Joby Sanchez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
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