Contender Series: Jean Silva's training partner struggles, loses, and is out of the UFC.

Reginaldo Junior lost in the Contender Series. Photo: Getty Images/Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

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One of the highlights of the 'Fighting Nerds' academy, Reginaldo Junior tried to enter the UFC via Contender Series, but fell short. In the fifth episode of the tenth season of the program, held this Tuesday (8), in Las Vegas (USA), Jean Silva 's training partner had difficulty dealing with the pressure and volume of blows from Isaac Moreno and lost by unanimous decision. Thus, Dana White ignored the Brazilian and rewarded his conqueror, undefeated in MMA, with a contract with the company.

Reginaldo Junior, 27, is a promising MMA fighter, part of the 'Fighting Nerds' team, and competes in the welterweight division (up to 77,1 kg). Jean Silva 's training partner began his career in the sport in 2018 and has built a record of 11 wins and two losses.

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Moreno started the fight aggressively, relying on kicks against Reginaldo. In turn, Reginaldo adopted a cautious stance and had difficulty landing blows on Moreno. Aggressive, Moreno continued attacking Reginaldo with kicks and punches. Confident in his power, Reginaldo threw a powerful punch that stunned Moreno. Then, Moreno retaliated and also stunned Reginaldo.

Quicker, Moreno landed a powerful straight right on Reginaldo. In the final stretch of the round, Reginaldo took Moreno down, but couldn't control him on the ground. In the striking exchanges, Moreno maintained his advantage and landed a nice sequence on Reginaldo. However, Reginaldo surprised him and rocked Moreno again with a powerful overhand, almost securing the knockout.

In the second round, Reginaldo tried to pressure Moreno, but continued to struggle with the volume of strikes. Confident in his striking, Moreno delivered a series of varied kicks to Reginaldo. Then, Moreno returned to landing clean punches on Reginaldo. At a disadvantage on the feet, Reginaldo took Moreno down, but couldn't hold him on the ground.

In the final seconds of the round, the fighters exchanged blows with everything they had, with Moreno having the advantage. Reginado even startled Moreno with a powerful punch, but also received a beautiful kick to the midsection. In the third and final round, Moreno continued to be more aggressive, landing sequences of kicks and punches.

Despite the difficulty, Reginaldo landed a powerful cross on Moreno, took him down again, and almost finished with an anaconda choke. Shortly after, Reginaldo came close to finishing Moreno via a triangle choke, but couldn't. With seconds remaining in the fight, Reginaldo lifted Moreno and slammed him to the ground, but fell into a guillotine choke. Calmly, Reginaldo defended against Moreno's attempt.

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