Jean celebrates his UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
On Saturday morning (27), in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, Jean Matsumoto returned to winning ways in the UFC. At 26 years old, the promising bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg) Brazilian overcame Bekzat Almakhan in a balanced fight, recovering from the defeat suffered against Farid Basharat . With the result, the Paulista reaffirms his potential in the division and takes an important step towards approaching the top 15 of the category.
Brazilian fighter wins again in the UFC.
With a cautious start, Jean Matsumoto adopted a counter-punching strategy, alternating good combinations of punches with kicks at different heights. However, Bekzat Almakhan found his timing better, landed cleaner strikes, and even scored a knockdown. The Brazilian reacted in the final stretch of the round and secured an important takedown.
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More prepared for the second round, Jean began to impose a higher volume of punches and exploited low kicks, which began to punish his opponent's leg. Almakhan responded by relying on the jab-straight combination, managing to connect with hard blows, but the Brazilian also found space to attack the body and hurt the opponent with good body shots.
In the third and decisive round, Almakhan once again gained the upper hand in the first half by landing the most powerful attacks. In the final two minutes, however, Jean managed another takedown, but the Kazakh fighter quickly got back up. In a very balanced round, both fighters had good moments until the final bell. In the opinion of all three judges, the Brazilian won by (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Middleweight fighter reaches 34 career knockout victories.
Nursulton Ruziboev once again demonstrated why he is one of the rising stars in the UFC middleweight division. The Uzbek fighter submitted Andrey Pulyaev with a rear-naked choke in the first round, securing his third consecutive victory in the organization. In the middleweight bout (up to 83,9 kg), the fighter started cautiously against the Russian, studying his opponent's movements. However, after defending a kick, he took advantage of the opening to attempt a takedown and quickly advance to his opponent's back.
With complete dominance on the ground, the 32-year-old fighter precisely adjusted his position until he secured the submission, forcing the referee to stop the fight. Originally from Uzbekistan, the athlete has drawn attention since joining the organization due to his unusual physique for the weight class and his aggressive style. He now has 34 wins by stoppage and is approaching a spot in the middleweight rankings.
'The Hunter' achieves lightning-fast knockout and asks for a ranked fight.
Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev needed only eight seconds to confirm his status as one of the UFC's great prospects. The fighter from the Caucasus knocked out Julius Walker in lightning-fast fashion and maintained his undefeated record. The light heavyweight (up to 93kg) fighter requested a fight against a top 15 opponent.
The fight began at a fast pace, with Yakhyaev advancing aggressively from the first moment. Giving no room for reaction, the athlete connected with precise strikes in the exchanges and knocked out his opponent in an impressive blitz. The victory reinforces the special moment experienced by the prospect, who now has 10 wins in 10 fights in professional MMA, in addition to three positive results within the UFC.
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