Daniel Sarafian submits Renée Forte and guarantees a place in the TUF Brazil semifinals

Daniel sarafian (left) beats Renee Forte (right) and secures a place in the TUF Brazil semifinal

the paulista Daniel sarafian is the first middleweight semi-finalist in The Ultimate Fighter Brasil. The athlete on the team Vitor belfort concluded Renée Forte, from the Wanderlei Silva, in the third episode of the reality show, and guaranteed a place in the next phase of the competition.

The program
with the victory of Geoffrey Pepey in the last program, the technician Vitor belfort continued with the option to choose the match of fights. And at the beginning of the program, shown this Sunday (8), Belfort called the athletes on his team to define what would be the first fight between the middleweights.

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The technician's doubt was between Cezar Mutant e Daniel sarafian, but the São Paulo native was ready for the fight and asked to be chosen. When choosing an opponent, Daniel asked for Leonardo Macarrão or Renée Forte, who ended up being selected.

After defining the confrontation, the athletes returned home and the middleweight Delson Pé-de-Chumbo, from the team of Wanderlei Silva, demanded more commitment from his teammates and suggested separating rooms between the teams.

junior gypsy visit home
Before the fight between Reneé Forte e Daniel sarafian, the heavyweight junior gypsy visited the athletes' locker rooms and wished them both luck. The UFC heavyweight champion was an illustrious presence during the fight and followed the duel closely.

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The fight
The fight started off quite studied, with Sarafian using his best wingspan to connect some jabs and Renée responding with low kicks. But after trying to apply one of these kicks, the athlete from the Wanderlei Silva He suffered an injury to his foot which, according to him, hindered his performance.

After closing the distance to attempt a takedown, Forte pinned Daniel against the bars, but ended up falling underneath and taking a few punches on the ground.

At the beginning of the second round, Renée was already showing fatigue and Serafian took the opportunity to attack. The pupil of Vitor belfort he worked with a good sequence of blows, which made the opponent feel and fall.

Daniel took advantage of the moment, worked on top, and when Forte tried to get up, Serafian got to his back and locked in a tight rear naked choke, ending the fight.

As a result, the Vitor belfort opens 2×0 against the team of Wanderlei Silva and continues to be in charge of the choices for the next fights.