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A. Oleynik defeats F. Werdum in UFC 249. Photo: Playback / Instagram @ufc
The return of Fabrício Werdum For the octagon, after two years away from MMA, it ended up not being the dream commitment for the Brazilian. The former heavyweight champion (up to 120.2 kg.) Ended up being defeated by Alexey Oleynik in the penultimate fight of the preliminary letter of UFC 249That happened this Saturday (9), in Jacksonville (USA). The setback marked the gaucho’s second consecutive loss on his lineup.
Fabrício went up to the octagon with the desire to win to return to the official ranking of the category. However, the athlete ended up feeling the lack of rhythm and taking a disadvantage in the standing fight. After a lower first round than expected, the Brazilian ended up improving in the course of the confrontation, but ended up being defeated in the divided decision of the judges.
With the win over the gaucho, Oleynik reached the impressive mark of 59 victories as an MMA professional. In total, the fighter has 72 fights on his roster.
The struggle
The fight started with the athletes studying in the center of the octagon. The Russian took the initiative with a right-wing crusader, who was quickly answered by the Brazilian. Alexey was more aggressive and landed good punches that exploded in the gaucho’s face. Fabrício tried to defend himself as best he could, but seemed to feel his opponent’s attacks. After two minutes of fighting, the Brazilian was still at a disadvantage, while Oleynik continued to punish the former champion. At the last minute, Werdum risked shooting, but the blow stopped at the opponent’s guard. The gaucho tried to take a takedown, but Alexey was still vigilant in his attacks.
At the beginning of the second round, Oleynik surprised the Brazilian with a spinning blow. Fabrizio began testing a permanent guillotine and the Russian tried to defend himself. Alexey managed to get away from the gaucho and continued attacking while Werdum walked backwards. Midway through the round, Fabrício hit a big high kick that exploded in the opponent’s head. Then, the Brazilian managed to bring the fight to the ground. The situation, now, was dominated by the gaucho, who was looking for the end. The gaucho failed to finish and the confrontation was played standing up. Again in advantage, Oleynik remained in danger with his attacks and Werdum defended himself as much as he could.
In the last round, Fabricio used the strategy of acting in his comfort zone. In the first seconds, the Brazilian looked for the Russian’s legs and got a takedown. The gaucho soon reached the back and tried to find a submission. Again, Oleynik managed to escape the position and ended up with the advantage. After almost three minutes, the former champion was still trying to get a submission, but Alexey showed a lot of career to resist. The fight was played again on foot and, again, the Russian followed with a higher volume of punches. In the last seconds, the gaucho fell again and threatened with a guillotine, but there was no more time.
Vicente Luque defeats Niko Price in a bloody fight
V. Luque (left) defeated N. Price (right) in the UFC 249. Photo: Playback / Instagram @ufc
Welterweight (up to 77 kg.) Vicente Luque resumed the path of victories within Ultimate. The athlete triumphed again after winning a royal battle against Niko Price in the third fight on the preliminary card. After a balanced confrontation, the Brazilian got a technical knockout in the middle of the last round.
Luque entered the confrontation against Price with the need to erase his last performance, when he was hit by Stephen Thompson not UFC 244, in November last year. With the positive result, the athlete now resumes his path to the top of the category.
Bryce Mitchell defeats Charles Rosa and remains undefeated in MMA
B. Mitchell defeated C. Rosa in the UFC 249. Photo: Playback / Instagram @ufc
The North American Bryce Mitchell once again proved that it is a name to be observed by Ultimate. In his fourth fight for the UFC, the athlete won another by winning Charles Rosa easily in a fighting class.
After the win, Mitchell is now approaching an access to the official classification of the category led by Alexander Volkanovski. This was the 13th victory in the American’s career.
Anthony Pettis defeats Donald Cerrone in a real war
A. Pettis (left) and D. Cerrone fought one of the best fights in the UFC 249. Photo: Playback / Instagram @ufc_brasil
Away from the best stages of their careers, Anthony Pettis and Donald cerrone He promoted a real show in the last preliminary card fight. After three rounds of movements and intense blows, the ‘Showtime’ ended up being declared the winner in the unanimous decision of the judges.
Pettis needed to win to rule out two consecutive losses in his recent history for Ultimate. Although he encountered an aggressive opponent in front of him, the former lightweight champion (up to 70.3 kg.) Ended up being superior and confirmed Cowork’s fourth consecutive loss in the UFC.
Against Anthony, Donald has shown that he is still capable of playing at a high level. The athlete displayed his usual aggressiveness, but ended up being inferior to his opponent.
UFC 249 results
PRINCIPAL CARD
Light weight (up to 70.3 kg.): Justin Gaethje defeated Tony Ferguson by R5’s 3m39s knockout – Fight for the interim belt
Cock weight (up to 61.2 kg.): Henry Cejudo defeated Dominick Cruz by knockout 4m50 from R2 – Fight for the belt
Heavy weight (up to 120.2 kg.): Francis Ngannou defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik by knockout 20s of R1
Feather weight (up to 65.7 kg.): Calvin Kattar defeated Jeremy Stephens by knockout 2m42 from R2
Heavy weight (up to 120.2 kg.): Greg Hardy defeated Yorgan De Castro in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Light weight (up to 70.3 kg.): Anthony Pettis defeated Donald cerrone in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavy weight (up to 120.2 kg.): Alexey Oleynik defeated Fabricio Werdum in the divided decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Straw weight (up to 52.1 kg.): Carla Esparza defeated Michelle Waterson in the divided decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Welterweight (up to 77 kg.): Vicente Luque defeated Niko Price by technical knockout (medical interruption) 3m37s from R3
Feather weight (up to 65.7 kg.): Bryce Mitchell defeated Charles Rosa in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-25, 30-25, 30-24)
Light heavy weight (up to 93 kg.): Ryan Spann defeated Sam Alvey in the divided decision of the judges (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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