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First major event to return in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic, UFC 249 started with good rides for MMA fans on its preliminary card. In the duel with the greatest “appeal” of the initial clashes, Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis promoted a very intense and totally hit-based combat, especially in the last round. After three rounds of a lot of action in the permanent fight, better for “Showtime”, which left with the triumph by unanimous decision of the judges, recovering from the two previous losses suffered fighting for the Ultimate.
Werdum was defeated by Russian Alexey Oleynik on the UFC 249 preliminary card (Photo: Instagram replay)
Photo: Lance!
Still on the preliminary card, on his return to MMA after two years, Fabrício Werdum did not perform well and ended up being defeated by Alexey Oleynik in the divided decision of the judges. Another Brazilian in action at the event, Vicente Luque used his punch well and, in a very hectic fight against Niko Price, left with the victory by technical knockout (medical interruption) in the third round of the confrontation, winning again in the organization .
Werdum returns to UFC with loss to Russia
The duel started hectic, with Fabrício Werdum and Alexey Oleynik giving the direct blow from the first seconds. The Russian tried to put more pressure on his punches, and some of them entered the face of the Brazilian, who tried to counterattack with his knees in the clinch. With Oleynik clearly superior in the first round, Werdum tried to react in the second round and returned to betting on his knees. In one of them, “Vai Cavalo” took Alexey to the ground, and with that, he tried to stick to his back, but lost his position.
With the same actions, Werdum wasted no time and, right at the start of the last round, he brought down Oleynik again. On trying an arm Fabrizio lost his position where he was above and began to stay below the ground. However, quickly, the former champion reversed the position and bet again on the arm, without success. The fight got back to its feet, but the Brazilian soon brought Alexey down again. Despite dominance in the last round, the referees decided to give Alexey Oleynik a split victory.
Vicente Luque returns to win American in rematch
Vicente Luque and Niko Price began the duel in a balanced way and looking for blows, exchanging many kicks and blows. In the first round, the Brazilian had a slight advantage, but in the last minute, he was knocked down, making the fight even more even. The second round started with Luque applying more kicks and with good combinations of shots, but Price returned to equalize the actions during the set.
The third and final round showed the most exhausted athletes, but the good action continued in the fight on foot, with direct shots. In the final part of the assault, the Brazilian landed a beautiful left-footed shot that brought the American to the ground. The blow struck Price’s eye, which was attended by a doctor and he was unable to continue the fight due to the injury at the scene. In this way, Vicente won by technical knockout and recovered Stephen Thompson from the reverse in his last fight. In addition, the Brasiliense beat Niko again, as happened in 2017.
Other highlights
The preliminary card at UFC 249 also featured good fights. Highlight, for example, the dominant victory of Bryce Mitchell over Charles Rosa in the unanimous decision of the judges. With that, the 25-year-old American maintained his undefeated record in MMA, now with 13 wins. In addition, the card had the triumphs of Ryan Spann and Carla Esparza, who defeated Sam Alvey and Michelle Waterson, respectively.
RESULTS
UFC 249
Jacksonville, Florida (USA)
Saturday May 9, 2020
Preliminary card
Anthony Pettis defeated Donald Cerrone by unanimous decision of the judges
Alexey Oleynik defeated Fabrício Werdum on a divided decision by the judges
Carla Esparza defeated Michelle Waterson by split decision of judges
Vicente Luque defeated Niko Price by technical knockout (medical interruption) in 3R
Bryce Mitchell defeated Charles Rosa by unanimous decision of the judges
Ryan Spann defeated Sam Alvey by unanimous decision of the judges
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