Campbell promotes UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
After impressing in the Contender Series, Kurtis Campbell struggled in his debut in the world's largest MMA organization. At UFC London , an event held this Saturday (21), the Englishman, known as 'Pink Panther' for wearing a striking pink short, was surprised and, even fighting at home, succumbed. Despite being the favorite in the duel, the athlete was knocked out by Danny Silva in the second round, in a fight valid for the featherweight division (up to 65,8 kg).
Thus, Campbell, 23, lost his undefeated record in MMA and saw his hype suffer a major blow. Now, the Englishman has eight wins, six of them by stoppage (five by knockout and one by submission), and one tough defeat.
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Campbell started the fight by throwing punches and kicks at Silva. Then, Campbell took Silva down, took his back, but lost the position and ended up on the bottom. Undeterred, Campbell got up and attacked with his arsenal of strikes. In turn, Silva relied on low kicks and crosses.
In the second round, Silva went all out and attacked Campbell relentlessly. With sheer power, Silva knocked Campbell down with a straight punch. Confident, Silva continued striking Campbell and, when Campbell got up, landed another straight punch, forcing the referee to stop the fight.
Mason Jones exudes energy and crushes Axel Sola.
Brave Mason Jones and Axel Sola gave it their all in the octagon. The fight started with a lot of action, with good strikes from both athletes. With clean punches from both sides, the fight didn't take long to get bloody. Jones, intense, always sought victory, landing powerful punches on his rival.
Resilient, Sola fought harder to stay on his feet than to fight back. Towards the end of the fight, Jones landed a flurry of punches and knees to the Frenchman's head. In the end, the Welshman defeated Sola by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
With the victory, Jones now has 18 wins and two losses in his professional record. In excellent form in his second stint with the UFC, the Welshman hasn't lost in seven fights. This was his sixth fight for the organization.
On the other hand, Sola lost his undefeated record, now registering 11 wins and one loss in his professional record. The 28-year-old Frenchman was on a four-fight winning streak before UFC London . This was his second fight for the organization.
UFC London results
MAIN CARD
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Movsar Evloev defeated Lerone Murphy by majority decision (48-46, 48-46, 47-47)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Luke Riley defeated Michael Aswell Jr. by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Michael Page defeated Sam Patterson by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Iwo Baraniewski defeated Austen Lane by technical knockout (strikes) at 4:32 of round 1.
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Christian Leroy Duncan defeated Roman Dolidze by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Danny Silva defeated Kurtis Campbell by technical knockout (punches) at 4:29 of round 2.
PRELIMINARY CARD
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Mason Jones defeated Axel Sola by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Nathaniel Wood defeated Losene Keita by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Mario Pinto defeated Felipe Franco by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Mantas Kondratavicius defeated Antonio Trocoli by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Brandon Pericic defeated Louie Sutherland by technical knockout (punches) at 1:48 of round 1.
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady defeated Shem Rock by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Strawweight (up to 52,1 kg): Shanelle Dyer defeated Ravena Oliveira by technical knockout (strikes) at 1:17 of round 2.
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