Luana Santos in victory over Maria Agapova at UFC Denver (Photo: Twitter/UFC News)
UFC Denver started well for Brazil. The only representative of the country on the preliminary card of the event, Luana Santos had no difficulty confirming favoritism and overcoming Maria Agapova in a duel valid for flyweight (up to 56,7 kg). The Brazilian hurt the Kazakh on her feet, applied a beautiful takedown and finished the fight with a rear-naked choke in the first round.
As a result, Luana Santos remains undefeated in the UFC octagon, with three wins in three fights in the organization. The Brazilian's last defeat happened in July 2022, still in the LFA.
Moreover, Maria Agapova is in a very delicate situation in the organization, with three defeats in a row and four in the last five fights.
Luana Santos hurts Mariya Agapova standing and submits on the ground
Maria Agapova started feinting a lot and trying to avoid approaching Luana Santos. The Brazilian closed the distance, but the Kazakh fought back. Afterwards, Luana shortened it once again and landed a straight right to Agapova's face, which was a knockdown. The Brazilian took advantage of the good moment and applied a beautiful takedown on the Kazakh, falling past guard. The Brazilian quickly went to mount and attacked the katagatame. Agapova defended herself, but gave way to Luana, who attacked the rear naked choke and forced the Kazakh to take three taps.
Jasmine Jasudavicius prevails and beats Fatima Kline in duel of styles
Jasmine Jasudavicius in victory over Fatima Kline at UFC Denver (Twitter/UFC News)
The fifth fight on the UFC Denver preliminary card, valid for the flyweight division (up to 56,7 kg), featured a duel of styles between Jasmine Jasudavicius e Fatima Kline. At the end of the three rounds, Jasmine's grappling prevailed against Fatima's striking for a unanimous decision victory (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Fifteenth placed in the category ranking, Jasmine Jasudavicius won his second consecutive victory in the Octagon and now has four victories in his last five appearances.
On the other side, Fatima Kline suffers the first defeat of his career in his Ultimate debut.
Montel Jackson 'erases' Da'Mon Blackshear in lightning knockout
In the fourth fight of UFC Denver, valid for the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg), Montel Jackson he needed just 18 seconds to land a brutal left cross and 'erase' Da'Mon Blackshear.
With the lightning knockout, Montel Jackson achieved his fifth consecutive victory in the UFC octagon. The North American has not lost since July 2020.
On the other side, Da'Mon Blackshear, who accepted the fight days in advance, suffered the first knockout of his career and suffered the second defeat in a row in Ultimate.
Andre Petroski bets on takedowns and dominates Josh Fremd for three rounds
Andre Petroski in victory over Josh Fremd at UFC Denver (Photo: Twitter/UFC News)
UFC Denver's second fight was seen as one of the most balanced on the card, but what we saw was a true dominance of Andre Petroski against Josh Fremd. Betting on the grappling fight, Petroski had no difficulty taking his rival to the ground in the three rounds and secured a comfortable victory in the judges' unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
As a result, Andre Petroski recovered from a two-fight losing streak and won again in the UFC Octagon.
Josh Fremd, on the other hand, suffered the organization's second consecutive defeat.
Evan Elder confirms favoritism and submits Darrius Flowers at the opening of the card
Evan Elder in victory over Darrius Flowers at UFC Denver (Photo: Twitter/UFC News)
In the first fight of UFC Denver, valid for the welterweight division (up to 77,1 kg), Evan Elder confirmed his biggest favoritism on the entire card and submitted Darrius Flowers at the beginning of the second round. After a busy first round, 'The Phenomenon' took advantage of his rival's fatigue in the second round and finished the fight with katagatame.
The victory over Darrius Flowers It was Evan Elder's second consecutive appearance in the UFC Octagon. The North American is recovering from a bad start in the organization, with two defeats.
On the other side, Darrius Flowers finds himself in a very delicate situation after suffering his third defeat in three fights in the organization.
UFC Denver results
MAIN CARD (23pm Brasília time)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Rose namajunas derrotou Tracy Cortez in the unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): muslim salikhov derrotou Santiago Ponzinibbio in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Jean Silva derrotou Drew dober by technical knockout at 1:28 of R3
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Gabriel Marretinha derrotou Ange Loosa in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): julian erosa derrotou Christian rodriguez by submission at 4m49s of R1
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Abdul Razak Alhassan x Cody Brundage ended in no-contest at 37s of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD (20pm Brasília time)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Charles Johnson derrotou Joshua Van by knockout (punch) 20s from R3
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Jasmine Jasudavicius derrotou Fatima Kline in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Montel Jackson defeated Da'Mon Blackshear by knockout (punch) 18 seconds into R1
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Luana Santos derrotou Maria Agapova via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3min27s of R1
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Andre Petroski derrotou Josh Fremd in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Evan Elder defeated Darrius Flowers via submission (katagatame) at 1min46s of R2
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