Alexia Burguesinha defeats Bruna Brasil and wins her first fight at UFC Seattle.

Alexia at the UFC weigh-in. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Alexia Bourgeois derrotou Bruna Brazil by unanimous decision during the first fight of UFC Seattle on Saturday night (21), in a duel valid for the strawweight category (up to 52,1 kg). As a result, the training partner of Amanda ribas He reached a streak of 12 consecutive wins as a professional, while the Fighting Nerds athlete suffered her second consecutive defeat.

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Burguesinha's game of falls and pressure was relentless.

Bruna started the fight intensely, connecting with a strong kick to the midsection and working with left-handed straight punches as her opponent closed in. On the other hand, Alexia tried to establish her own straight punch, in addition to hammering her opponent's legs with low kicks, before managing a good takedown against the cage from a waist hold. Brasil managed to get back to her feet and landed a powerful elbow to Burguesinha's face. They spent the next few minutes exchanging punches at long range for a few minutes, until the Rio native took the fight to the ground once again and stayed in her opponent's guard, landing elbows and threatening her with neck locks until the end of the round.

Despite suffering a swelling on her forehead in the first round, Burguesinha returned more aggressively for the second round, going on the offensive and landing good body shots. She trapped Bruna against the cage and worked short knees to the body and punches to the head. The fighter from Paraná attempted a hip throw, but was basically controlled while the fight was in the clinch. She managed to break free for a few seconds and after landing a good spinning kick, was taken down once again, this time in the middle of the octagon. Just like in the previous round, Alexia attacked with neck locks and elbows in ground and pound.

Aware of the need to finish the fight, Brasil risked attempting a head kick in the opening seconds of the third round. However, Alexia managed to block the kick and take her opponent to the ground again. At this point, Thainara adopted a more conservative stance on top and saw her opponent get back to her feet with the support of the cage. Even with the advance, Bruna remained controlled for a few moments and even when she managed to get back to a long distance, she remained lethargic, being hit with strong punches and low kicks. Seeing the favorable scenario, Alexia managed an attack with a powerful takedown. With 30 seconds remaining on the clock, the Paraná native landed a perfect spinning kick to her rival's neck, who absorbed the blow well and maintained intensity in the grappling until the bell rang.

At the end of the 15-minute fight, all judges scored it 30 to 27 in favor of Alexia Bourgeois.

In a thrilling finish, Simon and Yanez put on a great battle, but end in a draw.

In a balanced fight, but with better moments for Ricky simon, Adrian Yanez He managed to hurt his opponent more in the final round. Yanez landed some good punches to Simon's head, causing him to bleed heavily around his left eye.

Investing in boxing, Yanez landed a beautiful right punch in the final ten seconds and maintained a sequence of blows, but Simon was saved at the end of the round. At the end of the fight, the judges decided on a majority draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28).

Now Ricky simon He has a record of 22 wins, seven losses, and one draw in his professional history. On the other side, Adrian Yanez He has accumulated 17 wins, six losses, and one draw in his record.