Jessica Bate-Stake knocks out Katlyn Chookagian and challenges Valentina Shevchenko for the title | combat

– I feel very happy. When we fight with joy and happiness, it is priceless. Now I am number one in flyweight and I want to have the opportunity to fight Valentina. We train this a lot in the locker room. The teacher told me to attack the body, because she would have lost a lot of weight and would be exhausted, and that is what happened. The strategy was mounted in the locker room and it worked – said the Brazilian after the fight.

The fight started with the Brazilian quickly closing the gap looking to hit and put pressure on the American on the grid. Showing strength, Jessica brought the fight to the ground, and tried to apply a stake defended by Chookagian, who sought an armbar attempt, without success.

The Brazilian fought on her feet again, and saw her rival dodge her approach with kicks to the waist. At the last minute, Stake-Bat lifted Chookagian and knocked her to the ground. The American got up, after the fight returned to the grid, the Brazilian hit a beautiful hook in the opponent’s liver, which she felt and

Cláudio Hannibal loses invincibility to James Krause

Unbeaten in the five fights he had fought in the UFC as of Saturday, Brazilian welterweight Cláudio Hannibal could not maintain his undefeated record in the event against American James Krause. With an unorthodox blow, the Brazilian could not use his jiu-jitsu against his rival, who was designated as the winner by unanimous decision of the judges (triple 30-27).

The fight began with Krause looking to hit in the early moments of the fight, delivering shots, which were returned by Hannibal. The Brazilian tried to get closer, but the American pushed him aside, taking advantage of Hannibal’s run in attack to hit good shots. Halfway through, the Brazilian managed to get closer and take the fight to the ground next to the grid. Krause defended himself well, managing to escape. The Brazilian managed to hit the American with a few weak shots, but ended the round when he was hit near the grid.

In the second round, the Brazilian maintained a slightly careful style in defense when looking for strikes in the strike, and the American took the opportunity to connect jabs that kept Hannibal at bay, which made it difficult for him to approach to look for the ground fight . The American moved better and avoided all attempts to topple the Brazilian, who landed a few shots out of desperation in the final seconds.

In the third and final round, at a disadvantage in the fight, Hannibal sought the leg kicks and upset Krause, who lost his balance twice. Appearing tired, the Brazilian sought to hit and no longer attempted to bring the fight to the ground. Krause, on the other hand, showed more quality when striking, keeping Hannibal at arm’s length until the end of the fight.

Thomas Almeida returns with defeat to Jonathan Martínez

Away from the Octagon for nearly three years, Brazilian Thomas Almeida tried but failed to beat American featherweight Jonathan Martinez in the opening bout of the main card of this Saturday’s event. With a brave performance, but clearly without the rhythm of the fight, the Brazilian won by unanimous decision of the judges (triple 30-27).

The fight began with Martinez throwing high kicks, which were defended by Thomas Almeida. The Brazilian tried to counterattack, but the opponent showed good speed in the blows, but did not move much, while Almeida was not as aggressive as in previous fights. The Brazilian tried to shorten the distance to hit, but the American was met with encounter blows that made his attacks difficult. Martinez finished the first round by hitting Thominhas with a few punches, who clearly felt the lack of fight rhythm.

Thomas Almeida came back trying to be more aggressive and vary his punches in the second round, but he did not show the same speed as before, which made it easier for Jonathan Martínez to defend, who had room to throw high kicks and crosses. The American hit a high knee, but took a fastball on the sequence, losing his balance but getting up immediately. The two fighters exchanged blows without much force until the break.

In the third and final round, knowing that he would need to knock out or submit to win as he had been at a disadvantage in the first two rounds, Almeida increased his fighting pace but was caught in a counterattack by the American with a left fastball. shaking but recovering quickly. The Brazilian tried to attack, but did not have the speed to surprise Martinez, who dodged well. Thominhas still tried to take down the American at the end of the fight, but failed to bring the American to the ground.

Jimmy Crute demolishes Modestas Bukauskas

With a solid showing, Australian light heavyweight Jimmy Crute was unaware of rookie Modestas Bukauskas on the main card of this Saturday’s event. Showing great attack strength, Crute knocked out the “Baltic Warrior” at 2:01 in the first round. After the fight, Crute challenged the Ukrainian Nikita Krylov.

Aggressive from the start of the fight, Jimmy Crute imposed his style on Modestas Bukauskas with a good range of kicks and punches. In an inattention from the Lithuanian, the Australian conceded a right-wing crusader that toppled Bukauskas. The Lithuanian was still on his feet, but a three-hitting streak in a row ended the fight.

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