Kazakh UFC bantamweight fighter Sergey Morozov (17-6) suffered his second defeat in his third fight in the promotion. At the UFC 271 tournament in Houston (Texas, USA), the 32-year-old fighter from Aktobe fought in an early preliminary card, bbabo.net reports.
Continuation 1. Video of Morozov's third fight in UFC 2. Morozov received 50 thousand dollars as a bonus from the UFC Morozov's rival was 36-year-old Brazilian Douglas Silva de Andrade (28-4-0-1), who fought his tenth fight in the American promotion. The three-round bout ended with Douglas winning by rear naked choke at the end of the second five-minute period.
The first round was remembered for a knockdown performed by a Kazakhstani after a hit in the jaw and a striking finishing move, as a result of which the Brazilian had a cut on his face. In addition, Douglas, covered in blood, was transferred several times to the ground by Morozov.
At the end of the first minute of the second round, Morozov was already knocked down, having missed a powerful blow from the enemy. In the middle of the five-minute period, the Kazakhstani again found himself on the canvas, after which the advantage completely passed into the hands of Douglas. Toward the end of the round, Silva de Andrade strangled his exhausted opponent. Morozov did not knock and preferred to "sleep".
For Silva de Andrade, this is the second victory in a row. Now he has six wins in the UFC with four defeats. It's also only his second career submission victory.
As for Morozov, he suffered a second failure in three bouts. He previously lost to Russia's Umar Nurmagomedov (13-0) in January last year, and in the same way.
Recall that in the main fight of the tournament there will be a middleweight title rematch between current champion Israel Adesanya (21-1) and ex-belt holder Robert Whittaker (23-5).
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