Fork? Norma Dumont adopts a defensive strategy and suffers defeat at UFC Vegas 116

Norm Dumont was defeated by Joselyne Edwards at UFC Vegas 116. Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

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Norm Dumont She may have distanced herself from a future title fight at UFC Vegas 116, held this Saturday (25). The Brazilian, who was expecting to face the winner of the duel between Kayla harrison e Amanda nunes, faced Joselyne Edwards In the co-main event, after adopting a more defensive stance, she ended up losing by unanimous decision.

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With the negative result, Norm Dumont Her six-fight winning streak came to an end, and she is expected to drop a few steps in the bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg) rankings. Joselyne, on the other hand, achieved her fifth consecutive victory and is expected to debut in the top 5 of the division.

Norma Dumont withstands the pressure from Joselyn Edwards, but loses in the decision.

Joselyne Edwards He started the match by pressing, while Norm Dumont She kept her distance. During one of the Panamanian fighter's approaches, the Brazilian changed the level and took the fight to the ground. After a brief exchange of grappling, the fight went to the cage, where the Chute Boxe representative managed another takedown, this time landing in her opponent's half-guard.

In an attempt to advance her position, Norma came close to mounting, but ended up being reversed and finished the round on the bottom.

In the second round, the fighters returned determined to keep the fight standing. More technically skilled, Norma managed to score points without being hit frequently, while Joselyne advanced trying to close the distance, but encountered difficulties.

In the third round, Edwards returned even more aggressively, but Norma remained solid defensively. In the final minute, however, the Panamanian increased the pace, went for a more open exchange of blows, and landed some good strikes on the Brazilian.

After three rounds of action, the judges declared a unanimous decision victory for Joselyne Edwards.

Rafa Garcia gets the better of Alexander Hernandez in a technical battle at UFC Vegas 116.

In a lightweight bout (up to 70,3 kg), Rafa Garcia e Alexander Hernandez They delivered an extremely technical fight on the main card of UFC Vegas 116. The athletes displayed sharp boxing skills and exchanged punches for most of the three rounds. After 15 minutes of action, the Mexican had his arm raised.

As a result, Rafa Garcia He achieved his 19th career victory and extended his winning streak to three consecutive victories. Hernandez, on the other hand, saw his winning streak come to an end.