Diego Lopes walked into the Noche UFC principal occasion because the underdog, however he walked out with a jaw-dropping end, after he uncorked a spinning again elbow that led to a second spherical end over extremely touted featherweight contender Jean Silva.
It was a wild battle for so long as it lasted with Lopes almost delivering a end within the opening spherical however then being pressured to climate a heavy storm coming at him from Silva within the second. Simply when it appeared like Silva was beginning to acquire some actual momentum, Lopes unleashed the spinning again elbow, and the Brazilian simply dropped face first to the canvas.
With blood pouring from his head, Silva tried to outlive however Lopes was relentless with punches and referee Mike Beltran had no alternative however to cease the battle and stop additional hurt. An irate Silva wasn’t pleased with the stoppage, however he was clearly absorbing a whole lot of harm simply earlier than the battle got here to an finish at 4:48 within the second spherical.
“I let you know guys, Saturday night time I’m going to point out you guys, there’s ranges,” Lopes stated after his newest win. “I’m excessive stage. I proved it tonight. I attempted it backstage. I ready for that. I knew that was the precise second once I wanted to do this.”
It was an extremely spectacular exhibiting from Lopes, who had a barking Silva in his face all week lengthy, however the silenced the Combating Nerds featherweight with a dramatic end to cap off the primary occasion.
Previous to the end, Lopes almost put Silva away within the opening spherical after he grabbed onto a physique lock and tossed his opponent to the canvas. Lopes wasted no time advancing to the mount as he started raining down elbows from the highest as he busted open Silva whereas persevering with to hammer away.
Lopes continued allotting harm, and it appeared he is likely to be nearing a end, however Silva lastly scrambled out of the dangerous place to get again to his toes. On the restart, Silva uncorked a entrance kick that stabbed Lopes instantly within the face as the group roared in approval.
Regardless of a tough begin, Silva confirmed confidence popping out within the second spherical as he continued throwing bombs from the surface with Lopes staying composed in his stance. With Lopes surging ahead, Silva countered with a stiff straight proper hand that blasted the previous title challenger and put him on wobbly legs for a second.
A slip on the toes allowed Lopes to get inside the place he secured one other takedown however this time Silva scrambled free in a lot faster trend.
That’s when Silva’s confidence began hovering as he clipped Lopes with some strong punches and he was urgent ahead, searching for a possible knockout of his personal. A cut up second later, Lopes threw the spinning again elbow and Silva’s night time went from dangerous to worse in a rush.
As a lot as Silva protested the stoppage, it was robust to argue with the end after watching Lopes bloody him badly after which simply batter him with punches on the bottom. The win places Lopes again on monitor after he got here up quick in his bid to turn out to be featherweight champion following a choice loss to Alexander Volkanovski in his earlier outing.
There might not be many choices out there to him however Lopes seems prepared to face whoever the UFC throws at him as he seeks one other alternative at changing into champion sooner or later.
“I’m prepared for the subsequent opponent,” Lopes stated. “If the UFC thinks I wants yet one more battle, I’ll take yet one more battle. Give me the subsequent man.”
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