Ketlen Esquentadinhao celebrates her victory at UFC Vegas 113. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram.
In the only all-Brazilian fight of UFC Vegas 113, Ketlen Hot abused physical force to defeat Bruna Brazil By unanimous decision, in a fight valid for the strawweight category (up to 52,2 kg). In this way, the Manaus native broke a streak of two consecutive defeats and achieved her first victory since September 2024.
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Ketlen Esquentadinha asserted herself with powerful punches and a lot of grappling.
The athletes began the duel with distinct strategies. Bruna, being taller and more slender, quickly began to move laterally and use her footwork. jabs and counter knees to Ketlen's midsection, who dominated the center of the octagon and attempted takedowns. clinch against the cage. However, it was Brasil who managed to change levels and take down her opponent for a brief moment. In the final seconds, the Fighting Nerds representative even managed to throw her rival off balance with a calf kick.
Ketlen returned even more aggressively for the second round, attempting a flying knee in the opening moments. Bruna avoided most of the attacks and began to smile, provoking her opponent. The two ended up exchanging blows against the cage a few seconds later, but without much action. Ketlen connected with a good... uppercut followed by a spinning kick after the two separated, but she returned to her strategy of taking the fight to the ground. Unable to throw Brasil off balance, she attacked with knees to the midsection and short punches. Ketlen had her best moment after a jab to injure her compatriot's right eye at the end of the round.
After spending the first few moments locked against the cage, the two resumed exchanging punches at close range. While Bruna sought counter-punches such as knees to the midsection and even a spinning kick, Ketlen hunted her training partner down. Caio Borralho with ferocious punches and kicks. Esquentadinha managed a takedown for a brief moment in the last second, but lost the opportunity to get on top. The last 30 seconds of the fight were spent with both exchanging knee strikes. clinch against the fence.
At the end of the three rounds, all the judges scored it 29-28 in favor of Ketlen, who exploded in euphoria after the official announcement.
Javid Basharat returns to the win column.
Javid Basharat In victory at UFC Vegas 113. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram.
Also on the preliminary card, Javid Basharat He defeated Gianni Vazquez by unanimous decision in the bantamweight category (up to 61,2 kg). The result broke the Afghan's two-fight losing streak at the expense of the Mexican debutant, who accepted the fight at short notice after Said Nurmagomedov being forced to withdraw from the event in the final days.
Basharat maintained control of the action throughout the entire fight. Even halfway through the first round, he had a great moment when he took his opponent to... knockdown with a precise left-handed cross. From that moment on, the Afghan became more comfortable and managed to land some good punches on his opponent, who, even at a disadvantage, remained a threat.
The Mexican showed his competitive worth by hurting Basharat with strikes midway through the second round. With sharp boxing, he varied his strikes to the head and body, forcing his opponent to change levels and use grappling to break Vazquez's aggressive rhythm. The Afghan repeated the same strategy in the last five minutes of the fight and, after controlling his opponent on the ground, was declared the winner by the judges, who scored two of the three rounds in his favor.
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