Priscila Pedrita ignores her defense, relies too much on her chin and ends up knocked out at UFC Las Vegas 109

Joselyne Edwards knocked out Priscila Pedrita at UFC Vegas 109 (Photo: Twitter UFC News)

Second Brazilian in action in the UFC Las Vegas 109, this Saturday (9), Priscila Pedrita was knocked out by Joselyne Edwards in the first round of a bantamweight bout (up to 61,2 kg). Aggressive as usual, the veteran from Rio de Janeiro completely abandoned her defense, exposed her chin to the Panamanian's blows, and ended up being punished with a knockout loss.

As a result, Priscila Pedrita unable to follow up on the victory obtained over Josiane Nunes in March of this year. The Rio native now has two losses and one win since returning to bantamweight.

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On the other side, Joselyne Edwards achieved her third consecutive victory in the UFC and defended her 14th position in the category rankings. 'La Pantera' maintained her challenge to the Brazilian Mayra Sheetara after the fight.

Priscila Pedrita forgets her defense and suffers a brutal knockout from Joselyne Edwards

Priscila Pedrita started the fight by firing a strong low kick. Joselyne Edwards dove at the Brazilian's legs, who defended the takedown. Pedrita closed the distance and worked her boxing well. With another low kick, the Brazilian knocked the Panamanian off balance. The fight was briefly stopped after Pedrita accidentally poked Edwards in the eye, but she recovered after 30 seconds. When the action resumed, the Panamanian landed a few crosses to the Brazilian's face, who took the blows and continued moving forward, unconcerned with defense. In another moment of open exchange, Joselyne Edwards connected more clean crosses and took Priscila Pedrita to the canvas, knocked out.

Uros Medic knocks out Gilbert Urbina with a brutal knockout.

Uros Medic knocked out Gilbert Urbina No. UFC Las Vegas 109 (Photo: Twitter/UFC News)

If the first two fights of the UFC Las Vegas 109 were decided by the judges, the third didn't come close. In just over a minute, Uros Medic confirmed favoritism against Gilbert Urbina with a brutal knockout. Knocked down in the opening seconds, the Serb recovered, knocked out his opponent with a brutal left hook, and then finished with a sledgehammer blow, knocking his opponent unconscious.

As a result, Uros Medic recovered from the defeat suffered against Punahele Soriano, in January and achieved his fifth victory as a UFC fighter.

On the other side, Gilbert Urbina suffered his second consecutive setback in the octagon, where he has only one positive result and three negative ones.