Wang Cong in victory against Ariane da Silva. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram.
Ariane da Silva was surpassed by the Chinese Cong Wang by unanimous decision of the judges in the preliminary card of the UFC 316, in a duel valid for the flyweight division (up to 56,7 kg). With the triumph, Coringa maintained the hyping and challenged former champion Jéssica Bate Estaca in the interview inside the octagon. The Brazilian suffered her third consecutive defeat, in addition to not having managed to reach the category limit at the weigh-in
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Leg kicks were the difference in favor of the Chinese
The fight started at a slow pace. The two fighters spent the first few minutes studying each other and feinting in the center of the octagon, until the Chinese fighter became more aggressive at close range, while Ariane landed some good counterattacks. The fight had its first big moment when Cong injured the Brazilian's leg with a strong kick to the calf, in addition to landing strong blows to the waistline and head. From that moment on, the Brazilian fighter began to adopt a more defensive stance in the round, clearly feeling the effects of her opponent's blows.
Cong came out more aggressive in the second round, so Ariane started to counterattack and try to grapple at times. Despite landing a good kick to the head in the final seconds of the round, the Brazilian came very close to being knocked out after being hit with another powerful kick to the left leg.
Wang Cong has this fight in the bag
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Aware of the advantage she had built up over the previous ten minutes, the Chinese fighter began to adopt a more strategic stance in the third stage of the fight. Ariane, on the other hand, came back more aggressive after listening to her corner's instructions for the last time. Despite dominating the center of the octagon and starting to fight left-handed to avoid kicks, the Brazilian was unable to break her opponent's momentum, who began to land good shots. jabs and crossed.
At the end of the 15 minutes of combat, Cong Wang was declared the winner by unanimous decision of the judges, with all scoring the three rounds in her favor.
With a devastating knockout, Korean Zombie's successor steals the show
In a duel valid for the featherweight category, JooSang Yoo in victory in UFC 316. Photo: Reproduction/X.
JooSang Yoo took no notice of Jeka Saragih in the third fight of the event and won with a cinematic knockout in the first round. With the triumph, the South Korean maintained his undefeated record and reached nine victories as a professional, in addition to solidifying himself as one of the organization's main prospects in the featherweight category (up to 65,7 kg).
Saraghi took the center of the octagon and sought to be the aggressor from the beginning, with the aim of making his opponent retreat. However, Yoo took advantage of the Indonesian's aggressiveness and with a perfect left cross took his opponent to the ground with only 28 seconds left on the clock. The blow left Jeka unconscious and crowned the performance of the South Korean, one of the favorites for the Performance of the Night award.
In a very busy fight, Australian extends winning streak
Quillan Salkilld in victory in UFC 316. Photo: Reproduction/X.
In the second fight of the preliminary card, Quillan Salkilld defeated Yanal Ashmouz by unanimous decision in a lightweight bout (up to 70,3 kg). With the victory, the Australian maintained the hyping and achieved his ninth consecutive triumph as a professional. The duel was also the second defeat for the Israeli, who has four appearances in the most famous octagon in the world.
With great intensity, Salkilld was very successful in throwing his opponent to the ground during the first five minutes of the fight. Dominated in the grappling fight, Ashmouz connected good kicks to the calf at the beginning of the second round, but had great difficulty in avoiding his opponent's takedown attempts.
The Israeli had his best moment when he cornered the Australian against the fence and landed some heavy punches at the start of the third round. He spent the final seconds trying to finish the fight, but was unable to knock out his opponent. At the end of the three rounds, Salkilld was declared the winner by unanimous decision of the judges, with two scoring 29 to 28 and another 30 to 27.
Marquel Mederos ends opponent's unbeaten streak in first fight of the night
Marquel Mederos in victory in UFC 316. Photo: Disclosure/X.
Marquel Mederos won Mark Choinski by unanimous decision in the first fight of the UFC 316, in a duel valid for the lightweight category (up to 70,3 kg). With the triumph, the American reached the mark of nine consecutive victories, three of which were in the Ultimate. His opponent suffered his first failure as a professional.
Mederos took the center of the octagon from the beginning of the fight and tried to induce his opponent into error through feints and efficient straight blows, such as jabs, straight punches and front kicks. Choinski invested strong punches and good takedown entries.
Despite giving up his back at certain points, Mederos maintained good movement and began to land even stronger blows as the fight progressed, especially kicks to the calf. Choinski ended up on the ground at various points in the second and third rounds due to the strong impact of the blows.
At the end of 15 minutes, Marquel Mederos was declared the winner by unanimous decision of the judges, with one scoring it 29 to 28 in his favor, while two saw him winning in every round.
UFC 316 results
MAIN CARD (23pm Brasília time)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Merab Dvalishvili submitted Sean O'Malley with a guillotine choke at 4m42sec of R3
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg.): Kayla harrison derrotou Julianna Pena via submission (kimura) at 4m55s of R2
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): joe pyfer derrotou Kelvin Gastelum in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): mario bautista derrotou Patchy mix in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight (up to 77kg.): Kevin holland finished Vincent Luque with a hand triangle at 1m03sec of R2
PRELIMINARY CARD (19pm Brasília time)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Joshua Van derrotou Bruno Bulldoguinho by technical knockout (punches) at 4:1 of R3
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Azamat Murzakanov derrotou Brendson Ribeiro by technical knockout (punches) at 3:35 of R1
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Waldo Cortes Acosta derrotou Serghei Spivac in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Andreas Gustafsson derrotou Khaos Williams in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Cong Wang derrotou Ariane Lipski in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Joosang Yoo derrotou Jeka Saragih by knockout 28s into R1
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld derrotou Yanal Ashmoz in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Marquel Mederos derrotou Mark Choinski in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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