Yana Santos picked up one of many greatest wins of her profession after beating a former champion and sure Corridor of Famer in Miesha Tate at UFC Des Moines on Saturday.
Utilizing a superior hanging assault, Santos cracked Tate with a number of stinging mixtures by the primary two rounds that gave her a lead on the scorecards. Whereas Tate made a valiant effort with a late takedown, she wasn’t in a position to get the end and Santos survived to safe the victory.
In the long run, all three judges agreed on the identical 29-28 scorecards with Santos incomes the win — her second in a row general.
“I need to say thanks to my opponent,” Santos stated about Tate. “She’s my all-time favourite fighter. It’s greater than my dream that I’ve a win over her. I’m glad that I received it.”
Popping out like a ball of fireplace, it was Tate who was on the assault from the bounce seeking to join with stiff punches after which transitioning to takedown makes an attempt. Santos did a great job weathering the storm after which firing again with some strong counters and well-timed elbows on the within every time the battle acquired locked within the clinch.
As time handed, Santos was actually beginning to dig to the physique after which going again up high to the pinnacle with a slick lead jab. Santos was additionally mixing in some leg kicks that have been clearly affecting Tate’s motion.
Whereas Tate was doing her greatest to remain in pursuit, Santos was circling away after which measuring her strikes to do most harm to the previous champion. Even when Tate tried to make use of her wrestling, she wasn’t successfully driving ahead and Santos was in a position to shrug her off with relative ease.
With 5 minutes remaining and Santos up two rounds, Tate was compelled to take some probabilities and that lastly led to her first takedown. Tate always battled to enhance her place as she moved from half-guard to the mount after which finally taking Santos’ again.
Tate was desperately looking for a house for a submission however Santos continued to battle off each try to survive till the ultimate horn. In the end, Tate ran out of time and Santos knew she had sone greater than sufficient to get the nod after three hard-fought rounds.
A relentless presence at bantamweight for the previous few years, Santos can add Tate to her win column as she seems to be to proceed climbing up the ranks. As for Tate, the 38-year-old veteran falls to 2-3 in her previous 5 fights since getting back from retirement in 2021.
