Charles Oliveira submits Dustin Poirier at UFC 269
Charles Oliveira’s first protection of his UFC light-weight title was one to recollect.
The native of Brazil took on one of many sport’s hardest fighters in Dustin Poirier and defeated him in a wild bout on the primary occasion of UFC 269 in Las Vegas on Saturday evening.
#ANDSTILL!!! 🏆 Your LW king 𝑲𝑬𝑬𝑷𝑺 𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑹𝑶𝑵𝑬!
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The time of the stoppage was 1:02 of the third spherical as Oliveira (32-8) submitted Poirier (28-7) with a standing rear-naked choke, including to his UFC submission report together with his 14th.
Do Bronx does it once more 👑
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The first spherical was a panoramic affair, as Poirier landed the heaviest photographs.But Olivera landed repeatedly each entrance kicks and knees to the torso. The results of these kicks took maintain within the second, as Oliveira tripped Poirier and ended up in high place, the place he rained down heavy elbows over the course of a number of minutes.
Oliveira wasted little time sinking within the successful choke within the third to seal his tenth consecutive win.“I’m world champion,” Oliveira mentioned. “I’m the man. They talk, I do it.”
💎 @DustinPoirier simply donated $20,000 to a hometown charity of @CharlesDoBronxs selection.
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The night’s different title struggle resulted in one of the vital staggering upsets in combined martial arts historical past.Chicago’s Julianna Pena, who was as excessive as an -1100 underdog on some sportsbooks, defeated Amanda Nunes to win the UFC ladies’s bantamweight title. Pena (11-4) gained by way of rear-naked choke submission at 3:26 of the second spherical.
South Florida’s Nunes (21-5), who introduced a 12-fight win streak into the bout and held the title since July 2016, twice dropped Pena within the opening spherical. Pena persevered, although, and within the second spherical, she took the struggle to Nunes and started touchdown massive photographs.
Nunes began loading up with heavy counters. But she gassed and Pena stored pouring it on. Pena dropped Nunes and nearly immediately acquired into place for the rear-naked choke.
“I told you, don’t ever doubt me again,” Pena mentioned. “Willpower, strength, and determination will take you places.”
Nunes nonetheless holds the featherweight title, which she gained in December 2018.
