Ketlen Vieira proved that she still belongs to the elite of the Ultimate's women's bantamweight (up to 61,3 kg). The Nova União representative faced Jacqueline Cavalcanti in an all-Brazilian duel on the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 117 , held this Saturday (16). Although the Portuguese-Brazilian offered վտանգ in the stand-up fight, experience prevailed in the judges' decision, which favored the veteran.
With the victory, Ketlen reached her 10th win in the organization and defended her fifth position in the ranking. Jacqueline, on the other hand, suffered her second defeat and lost her undefeated record in the UFC.
A balanced duel is decided by Ketlen Vieira's experience.
The fighters began the confrontation cautiously, studying each other. Cavalcanti, who was taller, maintained her distance with straight punches, while Ketlen threatened with takedown feints. As the round progressed, Jacqueline controlled the center of the octagon, landing a higher volume of strikes, while Vieira responded with more powerful right hands and calf kicks.
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At the start of the second round, Ketlen began to seek a grappling fight and managed a takedown in the first few seconds. From the bottom, Jacqueline surprised with an upward elbow strike, but continued to be dominated by the Nova União athlete, who worked the ground and pound well.
The third round began with Jacqueline being more aggressive, while Ketlen relied on experience. The Brazilian showed good evasiveness against her opponent's attacks and landed precise jabs while moving around the octagon.
At the end of the three rounds, the judges declared Ketlen Vieira the winner by unanimous decision.
Tommy Gantt knocks out Artur Minev in a debut fight at UFC Vegas 117.
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In a clash of undefeated fighters at UFC Vegas 117 , Tommy Gantt made short work of Artur Minev. The American wrestler dominated the Ukrainian from the opening seconds of the fight and, after applying pressure in the clinch, took the fight to the ground, where he finished the contest with a powerful ground and pound.
With the victory, Gantt achieved his 12th career win and made a successful UFC debut. Minev, on the other hand, suffered his first defeat in eight fights, also in his UFC debut.
Ivan Erslan overcomes Tuco Tokkos in an intense battle and wins his first UFC fight.
Ivan Erslan and Tuco Tokkos delivered a fight lacking in technique but with great commitment, in the final bout of the preliminary card at UFC Vegas 117. In the light heavyweight (up to 93 kg) bout, the fighters exchanged blows from the first minute, but the pace dropped drastically after physical exhaustion in the third round.
After a 15-minute battle, the judges declared the Croatian the winner by decision. With this result, Erslan reached 15 career wins and achieved his first victory in four UFC fights. Tuco Tokkos now has one win and three losses in the organization.
Check out the results of UFC Vegas 117
MAIN CARD – Starting at 21 PM (Brasilia time)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Arnold Allen defeated Melk Costa by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Dooho Choi defeated Daniel Willycat by knockout (punch to the waistline) at 4:29 of round 2.
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Juan Diaz defeated Malcolm Wellmaker by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:08 of round 2.
Catchweight (up to 97,5 kg): Modestas Bukauskas defeated Christian Edwards by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Bernardo Sopaj defeated Timmy Cuamba by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:25 of round 2.
Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Khaos Williams defeated Nikolay Veretennikov by knockout (punch) at 2:31 of round 1.
PRELIMINARY CARD – Starting at 18 PM (Brasilia time)
Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Ivan Erslan defeated Tuco Tokkos by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Thomas Gantt defeated Artur Minev by knockout (punches) at 2:51 of round 2.
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Ketlen Vieira defeated Jacqueline Cavalcanti by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Cody Brundage defeated Andre Petroski by knockout (punches) at 0:44 of round 2.
Strawweight (up to 52,1 kg): Alice Ardelean defeated Polyana Viana by submission (knee lock) at 4:30 of round 2.
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Luis Gurule defeated Daniel Barez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Strawweight (up to 52,1 kg): Nicolle Caliari defeated Shauna Bannon by submission (katagatame) at 3:8 of round 3.
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