Felipe Lima fighting in UFC Saudi Arabia. Photo: Reproduction/X @UFC_News
After an apotheotic debut in the UFC Saudi Arabia, Felipe Lima He also joined the big names on the card and earned the 'Performance of the Night' bonus. Beside Robert whittaker, Shara Magomedov e Volkan oezdemir, the Brazilian featherweight (up to 65,7kg) pocketed the US$50 thousand (around R$272 thousand) given by the organization to the highlights of this Saturday's event (22).
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Felipe Lima accepted the confrontation at the last minute and, even in a division above the one he is used to acting in, the Brazilian tolerated his rival's good start in the grappling fight, and, in the final round, he managed a rear naked choke that forced his rival to give the three taps and enter final numbers for the confrontation.
On the main card, Volkan oezdemir continued his rehabilitation in the organization and knocked out the Brazilian Johnny Walker still in the first round. In the following confrontation, the Russian Shara Magomedov He had some scares against debutant Antônio Trócoli but he also knocked out his opponent in the third round.
In the most important fight of the night, the former middleweight champion (up to 83,9kg) Robert whittaker didn't take notice of the newbie Ikram Aliskerov, which agreed to replace Khamzat Shimaev the week of the event and knocked out the Russian just under two minutes into the first round.
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