If Caio Borralho and Michel Pereira were already highlights before UFC Rio was held in the octagon, this Saturday (4), the athletes confirmed this status in an impressive way. Caio knocked out Paul Craig in the second round. Michel submitted Ihor Potieria in the opening round. Therefore, Brazilians they took home the ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus, that is, each one received a check worth 50 thousand dollars (around R$ 254 thousand).
The announcement was made by the largest MMA organization in the world shortly after the end of the event. At the show, Michel needed less than a minute of fighting to make the local audience happy. In seconds, the ‘Paraense Voador’ shook his former training partner, applied a somersault and then submitted him via guillotine. This was the Brazilian’s third victory in the middleweight division (84 kg), all of them in stunning fashion.
Caio promised in the week before the fight that he would knock him out and he kept his word. Confident, the Brazilian showed sharp striking, shook the Scotsman and gave final results to the clash in the second round, without being in any danger. This was ‘The Natural’s sixth victory in the UFC, in six appearances in the Octagon. Undefeated in the company and increasingly confident, the athlete challenged Jared Cannonier, number four in the division.
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