Yusuff (left) beat Sheymon (right) in the decision. Photo: Reproduction /Facebook @ufc
Sheymon Moraes even tried, but was unable to stop the Nigerian Sodiq Yusuf No. UFC Philadelphia. In the fight, which opened the main card of the attraction, held this Saturday (30), in the USA, the Brazilian fought a balanced duel and had the advantage until the last round, but a knockdown in the final minute sealed the African fighter's triumph in a unanimous decision. of the judges (29-28, 29-27, 29-28).
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With the result, Sheymon reaches his third defeat as a professional, his second in the UFC in four appearances in the octagon. Yusuff achieves his ninth career victory, the third in a row in Ultimate.
The fight
Sodiq Yusuf tried to impose his rhythm at the beginning of the fight. The Nigerian pressured Sheymon against the bars in an attempt to land his dangerous right hand. The Brazilian withstood the first blows well and in the final half of the half he found the distance, avoiding the pressure game.
In the second round, Sheymon came back better, controlling the distance and working well on movement. He responded quickly and frustrated the Nigerian on several occasions.
With the duel completely tied, the third round would be responsible for defining the winner. Sheymon repeated the strategy from the previous half and controlled the fight until the final minute. However, when the Brazilian tried to apply a nice elbow from below, he was caught by a counterattack from Yusuff and was knocked down. The Tupiniquim athlete still managed to get up, but he didn't have time to turn the dispute around.
UFC Philadelphia results
MAIN CARD:
Lightweight: Justin gaethje derrotou Edson Barboza by knockout at 2m30s of R1
Average weight: Jack hermansson submitted David Branch with a guillotine 49s into R1
Feather weight: Josh Emmett derrotou Michael Johnson by knockout at 4:14 of R3
Straw weight: Michelle Waterson derrotou Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Light Heavyweight: Paul Craig finished Kennedy Nzechukwu with a triangle 4m20s from R3
Feather weight: Sodiq Yusuf derrotou Sheymon Moraes in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-27, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Straw weight: Marina Rodriguez defeated Jessica Aguilar via unanimous decision (29-26, 29-27, 29-27)
Lightweight: Desmond Green defeated Ross Pearson via TKO 2:52 of R1
Feather weight: Kevin Aguilar derrotou Enrique Barzola in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Average weight: Kevin holland derrotou Gerald meerschaert in the judges' split decision (29-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Fly weight: Casey kenney defeated Ray Borg via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Fly weight: Maryna moroz derrotou Sabina mazo in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Alex Perez defeated Mark de la Rosa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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