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The Greek actively started the duel, but almost at the end of the first round, M. Bukauskas hit the opponent in the head several times with allowed elbow punches.
The Greek collapsed and the referee stopped the fight and confirmed that the blow was legal. The first round gong sounded, but A. Michailidis scrambled off the ground.
The referee ruled that the Greek was unable to continue the fight, which lasted 5 minutes.
Modest Bukauskas
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UFC commentator Michael Bisping questioned for a moment whether the blows were legal, but after the replay on the television screen, there was no doubt: everything was in accordance with the rules. The Greek seemed quite drunk, so the referee’s decision was good.
This was later confirmed on the social network by UFC President Dana White, who praised the judge: “It was a good decision by the judge.”
Commenting on his performance after the victory, M. Bukauskas also spoke about “clean shots.”
For Mikhailidis, it was a UFC ring debut, but it was a failure.
M. Bukauskas, dressed in Lithuanian and British flags, became the first Lithuanian-born fighter to win the UFC.
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“It’s a fantastic feeling. I envisioned my UFC debut as going up to the ring while hitting. Everything could not have gone better. A wonderful event, it was a long journey towards him. Now I feel like a true UFC fighter. Such Feeling like I knocked on the door and I’m preparing to stay here, “said M. Bukauskas after the victory.” I like to finish the fights early and if I see I can do it, I take this opportunity.
When the opponent caught me by the fence of the cage, he didn’t even try to knock me down. I didn’t even know it was time for the round to end, I just saw the possibility of punches. Listen, I saw that place in his head, he was still looking at the screen at the top: there was a big red marker on the place where you could hit.
Of course, if there had been a chance, it would have been all over, but when the referee decided during the break that the Greek could not continue the fight, I realized that there were still some shots left. I wish the end was better and clearer, but it is a victory by all the rules. “
He said he would be ready to fight when necessary: “I want to improve and fight against the best rivals. I want to show much more. I move forward. One day I want to become a UFC champion, so I’m always ready to fight. “
During the post-fight press conference, M. Bukauskas revealed that he was not fighting completely healthy: He had a leg injury a couple of weeks before the duel. “It limited my confidence in my strength a bit, but it is my strange destiny: I have never been completely healthy before going up to the ring,” laughed the fighter, wishing his opponent a speedy recovery and preparing for the next fight.
He recently won on March 6 in a row. M. Bukauskas stumbled in 2016. Last year, the Lithuanian representative became the winner of the Cage Warriors competition, later defending the champion’s belt.
The Lithuanian, trained by his father Gintas Bukauskas, exercised intensively during the quarantine in the houses where he has a gym.
MMA representative M. Bukauskas was born in Klaipeda, but after three years he moved to Great Britain with his parents. He hardly speaks Lithuanian, but says he understands everything. M. Bukauskas will enter the cage covered with Lithuanian and British flags, but emphasized that he is a true Lithuanian and not British.
“I look forward to starting my journey in the UFC. The roller coaster begins. This will be recorded in the Lithuanian sports history textbooks. It forces me. I want to prove to everyone that we Lithuanians are tough fighters. Lithuania is in my blood, “said M. Bukauskas.
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