Adesanya celebrates his UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
joe pyfer revealed that he resorted to an unconventional method to overcome Israel adesanya in the main fight of UFC Seattle, held last Saturday (28). After finding it difficult to adjust the distance in the first round, the American changed his strategy and began to simulate signs of fatigue to attract the former champion and create the decisive opportunity in the confrontation.
In an interview with FullSend, joe pyfer He explained that he feigned feeling the low kick Adesanya threw, adopting a pained expression in a partially intentional way. According to the fighter, the reaction was intended to make his opponent believe he had the advantage in the fight and advance more aggressively, allowing him to counter-attack at the right moment.
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“I made a face like, ‘Ooh, that calf kick hurt,’ which was kind of intentional, but at the same time not, because the second I thought he smelled blood in the water, I thought: okay, let him come to me,” he said. joe pyfer.
With the triumph, joe pyfer He has reached a new level in his career. Riding a four-fight winning streak, the 29-year-old American is expected to move into fourth place in the rankings, a position currently held by... Israel adesanya.
On the other hand, the former champion extended his losing streak and suffered his fourth consecutive defeat in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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JOE PYFER IS LANDING EARLY 👊
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NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE 🫡
joe pyfer gets the biggest win of his career tonight with some GNP!
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UFC Seattle Results
MAIN CARD
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): joe pyfer derrotou Israel adesanya by technical knockout (punches) at 4:18 of R2
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Alexa grasso derrotou Maycee barber by knockout (punch) at 2:42 of round 1
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Michael chiesa derrotou Niko Price via submission (rear naked choke) at 1min03s of R1
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Lerryan Douglas derrotou julian erosa by knockout (punches) at 3:33 of R1
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Yousri Belgaroui derrotou Mansur Abdul-Malik by technical knockout (punches and knee strike) at 1:21 of round 3
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): terrance mckinney derrotou kyle nelson by technical knockout (high kick and punches) at 24 seconds of round 1
PRELIMINARY CARD
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Tofiq Musayev derrotou Ignatius Bahamondes by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Lance Gibson Jr. defeated Chase Hooper by technical knockout (punches and kicks) at 2:04 of round 1
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Fortuna Tyrrell defeated Marcin tybura by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Casey O'Neill defeated Gabriella Fernandes by knockout (punches) at 3:11 of R1
Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Navajo Stirling derrotou Bruno Lopes by technical knockout (punches) at 4:05 of R2
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Ricky simon e Adrian Yanez It ended in a majority tie by the judges (29-28, 28-28, 28-28).
Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Alexia Thainara derrotou Bruna Brazil by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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