Marreta asks for a title shot. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook @ufc
Thiago Marreta promised and fulfilled. The Brazilian, who during the week announced that he would win Jan Blachowicz and asking for a chance at the belt, he did exactly what he said. He sensationally knocked out the Pole in the third round and challenged the winner of Jon Jones x Anthony Smith who will face each other next weekend for the light heavyweight title. The fight was the main attraction of UFC Prague, an event held this Saturday (23), in the Theca Republic.
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With the triumph, Marreta scored his fourth consecutive victory, the third among light heavyweights, and became the second greatest knockout artist in the history of the franchise – alongside Anderson Silva e Anthony Johnson.
Still in the Octagon, Marreta announced: 'The public will say if I deserve the title shot. I'm going to Las Vegas to watch the fight next week. If the Anthony Smith win, I will beat him once again. If the Jon Jones If I win, I'm going to shock the world', said the Brazilian, who dedicated the victory to the victims of Brumadinho, the families of the 10 boys from Flamengo's academy who died in the CT fire and the victims of the rains in Rio.
The fight
With two fighters known for their knockout power, Thiago Marreta e Jan Blachowicz They started the duel cautiously. They studied from a distance so as not to expose themselves to counterattacks. Kicks were the main form of attack for both, but without much force. In the first round, the best moment belonged to the Brazilian, who managed to close the distance on the counterattack and crossed the Polish's head with a left.
In the second round, the dispute continued to be studied. This time, however, Blachowicz added more volume to the fight. He used kicks to the legs, waist line and even the head. Despite the blows not hitting Marreta, the Pole scored important points to balance the duel.
With the contest so balanced, he tried to exert pressure in the first seconds of the third round. He walked forward throwing punches, but was caught in a spectacular counterattack. Marreta retreated from his rival's attack, but crossed to the right, followed by the left to take his opponent to the canvas. He still lived up to his nickname and literally hit Blachowicz several times in the head until the referee ended the fight 39 seconds into the match.
UFC Prague results
Main Card
Light Heavyweight: Thiago Marreta derrotou Jan Blachowicz by technical knockout at 39s of R3
Heavyweight: Stefan struve finished Marcos Foot with a katagatame 2m21s from R2
Light Heavyweight: Michal Oleksiejczuk derrotou Gian Villante by knockout at 1m34s of R1
Flyweight: Liz Carmouche defeated Lucie Pudilo via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Petr yan derrotou John Dodson in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Light Heavyweight: Magomed Ankalayev derrotou Klidson Abreu in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Preliminary Card
Welterweight Weight: Dwight Grant defeated Carlo Pedersoli by technical knockout at 4:59 of R1
Featherweight: Chris Fishgold submitted Daniel Teymur with a rear naked choke at 1m10s of R2
Fly weight: Gillian robertson finished Veronica macedo with a rear naked choke at 3m27s of R2
Lightweight: Damir Hadzović defeated Marco Polo Reyes by technical knockout at 2:03 of R2
Welterweight: Ismail Naurdiev defeated Michel Tractor in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Lightweight: Carlos Diego Ferreira defeated Rustam Khabilov via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Lightweight: Damir Ismagulov defeated Joel alvarez in the unanimous decision of the judges
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