UFC 301 is one of the biggest events of this calendar year, and it is set to take place in Rio de Janeiro.
Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg: UFC 301 Main Event
Flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja will face his Australian counterpart, Steve Erceg, inside the octagon. It’ll be interesting to see if Erceg can use his three-inch reach advantage over the champion. Pantoja starts aggressively and attempts a takedown in the first twenty seconds of the fight. Pantoja is trying to inflict some damage. Erceg hits Pantoja with a great combination. Pantoja is riling up the pace on Erceg and hits him with a knee on his face. Pantoja takes Erceg down and hits him with some brutal body shots. The champion takes the first round from the Australian.
Oantoja starts the round in style. Once again, he hits Erceg with some good shots and attempts a takedown. Pantoja shows off his championship caliber and takes Erceg down in the second round. Steve is succeeding in the striking department, clipping the champion with decent shots. Pnatoja also takes him down in the second round towards the end.
Steve Erceg cuts Alexandre Pantoja open, but Pantoja takes Erceg down and dominates him on the ground. The third round ends with Pantoja dominating his opponent on the mat. The fourth was a pretty darn close one. Pantoja tried closing the distance, but Erceg riled up some heavy damage on the man.
Steve Erceg lands a takedown in the initial moments of the last round, and Pantoja lands a takedown of his own. Steve Erceg seems to be piecing up Alexandre Pantoja now. Pantoja takes Erceg down and keeps him there, and he seems to be hurting him with vicious ground-and-pound strikes. Erceg’s attempts to get up are not successful. The fight went the distance. Alexandre Pantoja scores an impressive victory after a close battle with the Australian.
Jose Aldo vs Jonathan Martinez
UFC Legend Jose Aldo will fight trailblazing Jonathan Martinez in the co-main event of UFC 301. The fight will start as a very high-level kickboxing bout. The bout started pretty equal, as both the fighters were piecing each other up in the first round.
Aldo starts the second round by hurting Martinez with some brutal body shots. Martinex goes for a takedown on the Featherweight gold, and Jose Aldo defends the takedown with his clinch. Jose Aldo hurts Martinex with some brutal kickboxing combinations. Aldo again showed off his kickboxing prowess. Martinez cannot deal with Aldo’s strikes while Aldo beats up his body. The Featherweight champion arguably won the second round.
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Jose Aldo riles up in the third round against Jonathan Martinez. Martinez is having trouble dealing with Aldo’s kickboxing. Aldo wobbles Martinez in the third round. Jose Aldo beat his younger opponent after three rounds, dominating him throughout the fifteen minutes, establishing himself as one of the leading contenders in the UFC.
Anthony Smith vs Vitor Petrino
Anthony Smith has the mammoth task of winning against the up-and-coming youngster Vitor Petrino. Smith is a seasoned veteran who has even challenged for the title. The bout starts with both fighters spamming jabs. Petrino is making Anthony Smith’s backup while the veteran is spamming leg kicks. Petrino went for the takedown, and Anthony Smith finished Vitor Petrino in the first round. Anthony Smith makes a massive statement while winning the bout against the Brazilian at the UFC 301.
Michael Pereira vs Ihor Potieria
Michael Pereira showed off his gymnastics moves in the first round of the UFC Octagon. He finished Ihor after choking him out via guillotine choke in the very first round of the bout. Pereira won a rather short fight.
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