Emerged from a reality show and landed a brutal knockout knee in his numbered night debut at UFC 2023

UFC experienced its first numbered event of the year, which for the uninitiated is one where a belt is up for grabs. And it was in Brazil, more precisely in Rio de Janeiro, a city I hadn’t visited for a long time. Of course there were many local fighters who got their chance, and the one who stood out the most was Ismael Bonfim, with the best knockout of the evening.

marrettaas he is known in his lands, he ended up with a brutal knee in the air to Terrance McKinney, who fell completely unconscious against the canvas.

The Brazilian, who came out of the talent reality show organized by the president of the UFC, was having his first fight in the most important martial arts promoter, and he was impressed.

The night of the champions and the Brazilian consolation

the american wrestler jamahal hill won the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight championship this Sunday after defeating the Brazilian via unanimous decision Teixeira glover at the UFC283 event held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Hill gave a wrestling lesson at Teixeira’s farewell. The American looked overwhelming at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio and inherited the vacant crown from the Czech Jiri Prochazka. The Brazilian did not give up under any circumstances and gave his fans a final performance that was equal parts heartbreaking and heroic.

Teixeira has announced that, at the age of 43, he has retired from mixed martial arts. “I think I’m too hard on my health, it’s an honor for me to leave the gloves in this cage. I can’t take it anymore”he assured. The Brazilian bids farewell with the honor of being the best finish in light heavyweight history (28).

The other opportunity a Brazilian missed to become champion was at flyweight, where the Mexican Brandon Moreno defeated the local team by TKO Deiveson Figueiredobringing a bittersweet end to a legendary rivalry.

Figueiredo’s eye swelling, after a legal blow from Moreno, forced a medical stoppage and deprived the fans of a better result. “The Assassin Baby” showed the category of him and returns to the top of the UFC.

In the rest of the evening, despite the two chances for the Brazilian title not having occurred, the audience at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro was able to celebrate the victories of the other three representatives of the main card.

Gilbert Burns He was coming back after his war against Russian Khamzat Chimaez and he did not disappoint. The Brazilian, a black belt in jiu-jitsu, brought American Neil Magny to the canvas and finished him in the first round. ‘Durinho’ knocks him out at the first opportunity, tries and consolidates positions and submits an impotent Magny with a triangle.

Burns, 5th best welterweight boxer, despite the defeat with Chimaev left an excellent impression and reconfirmed himself against Magny (12th). He looked a level several rungs above his rival and sent an alert to the second best fighter in the division: “Colby Covington, I’m coming for you.”

In the female flyweight category, the Brazilian Jessica Andrade she overwhelmed American winger Lauren Murphy. Andrade prevailed via unanimous decision after a frighteningly dominant performance in which he landed 237 total punches, more than double his rival’s (103), of which 231 were significant.

The shop Johnny Walker sorted out his light heavyweight engagement against the British Paul Craig on the fast lane in the first turn. Walker landed several power hands on Craig as he tried to take him down. The Brazilian, twelfth in the division standings, had just been brutally eliminated by jamahal hill.