MichaelMorales derrotou Gilbert Durinho at UFC Vegas 106. Photo: UFC / Twitter
It didn't take long for Gilbert Durinho go to social media to comment on the defeat suffered on Saturday night (17) at UFC Vegas 106. The welterweight fighter (up to 77kg.) was massacred by MichaelMorales, who landed a violent sequence and forced the referee to stop the fight in the first round, declaring a technical knockout. Durinho was the eighth Brazilian to lose a main fight at a UFC event this year.
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Durinho suffered his fourth consecutive defeat in the division. At 38 years old, the fighter has not won since 2023, when he overcame Jorge masvidal in the unanimous decision of the judges. Since then, the Brazilian has suffered defeats to Sean brady, Jack Della Maddalena, Belal Muhammad | and now for Morales. Many fans have begun to question whether it might be time for Gilbert to hang up the gloves.
But it seems that this is not yet the intention of the welterweight title contender. This Sunday (18), Durinho broke the silence after the quick defeat and praised the Ecuadorian fighter.
“Thankful for the journey! In the end, I am very blessed! Of course it wasn’t the result I wanted, I worked hard and dedicated myself a lot, those who were around saw it, but it’s part of the fight and part of life! Congratulations to @michaellufe and his team! I wish them much success! And that’s it, no sad stories! Thankful for the journey and the lessons! God is good all the time, all honor and glory be given to him in victory or defeat!”, posted Durinho. (see below)
With the defeat to Morales, Gilbert Durinho He now has 22 wins and nine losses in his career.
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