Mauricio Ruffy’s fight in UFC 301, at Farmasi Arena, in Rio de Janeiro, had it all! The Brazilian beat Jamie Mullarkey, from Australia, by technical knockout in the 1st round, with the right to the “scissors” and took the opportunity to poke Islam Makhachev.
In the first blow of the fight, Luffy threw a “football cart” at his opponent and showed that he wasn’t kidding. With his movement, he cornered the Australian and undermined his opponent’s face with a beautiful sequence of punches.
After a spectacular fall that brought the crowd to its feet, a sequence of punches led to the Australian’s technical knockout. In the interview in the octagon, he took the opportunity to poke at Islam Makhachev, current lightweight champion.
“It’s not just hype! Just send a sweet message to Islam Makhachev. I know you’re upset because I hit your friend. Enjoy your days as king, because the new king of the category has arrived”, he teased.
UFC 301 results
Main card
Alexandre Pantoja x Steve Erceg – for the flyweight belt
Jonathan Martinez x José Aldo – bantamweight
Anthony Smith x Victor Petrino – light heavyweight
Michel Pereira x Ihor Potieria – middleweight
Paul Craig x Caio Borralho – average weight
Preliminary Card
Jack Shore x Joanderson Brito – featherweight
Karolina Kowalkiewicz x Iasmin Lucindo – strawweight
Elves Brener x Myktybek Orolbai – lightweight
Joaquim Silva x Drakkar Klose – lightweight
Mauricio Ruffy beat Jamie Mullarkey by TKO – Lightweight
Dione Barbosa beat Ernesta Kareckaite by unanimous decision – flyweight
Ismael Bonfim beat Vinc Pichel by unanimous decision – lightweight
Alessandro Costa beat Kevin Borjas by TKO – flyweight
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