Four fighters get UFC contracts, one gets a ‘duff’ call

Las Vegas – It certainly did not come without controversy, however J.P. Buys (9-2) won the first round stop Jacob Silva (6-4).

The match was the highlight of Dana White’s Rival Series 36, which aired live on ESPN + from UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Tuesday night.

After hitting the off-balance with a low kick, Pice was able to take the fight to the ground in quick fashion, showing great speed. The downgrade was in the center of the cage, but Pice was able to get first place and search for options. He looked briefly at the purchase, but had to settle for side control. Then, when Silva bent over and appeared to hit a sweep, Pice slipped behind and was able to tease the back. Silva was confronted with a roll, but the boots were locked in a hand-triangular suffocation that seemed doomed to end the fight – was it not a completely daring effort from Silva that he was able to come back and create space. No.

The problem did not stop there as the pies were locked in deep guillotine suffocation as time sank in there. With Pius rubbing his neck, referee Mark Goddard was out of the fight with six seconds left in the opening round. Goddard’s decision was difficult because Silva’s face was blocked, and in the end he stood up for it, even with Silva’s immediate opposition.

Despite the odd decision, Pice was awarded the UFC contract.

In the heavyweight conflict, Nick Maximov (6-0) kept his perfect record unblemished, yet moved a section and faced a weight difference of 54 pounds. Oscar Quota (11-3).

Maximov wasted no time and began to take action, immediately shooting and downgrading at the start of the match. Kota eventually returned to his knees, where Maximov began to unleash punches. Kota was able to cross it and get his legs back, and then spread well when Maximov immediately tried to shoot again. Kota could not do much of the control he defended, but he was able to maintain his weight on his opponent for hours.

After a pair of trading kicks to start the second, Maximov moved forward. Kota stuffed it, but surprisingly decided to retreat to a guillotine. It failed, and Maximov happily set it first. Maximov, who worked from his opponent’s half-guard, was busy enough to keep up with possible level improvements with short punches and brief teases, but was always careful to maintain his dominant position.

Maximov entered another relegation to start the final round, with Kota flattening his back again. Maximov did his best to form a hand triangle, but he had to focus on getting his biggest opponent stuck to the ground. It was effective though not exciting, and Maximov was able to win the final 30-26, 30-26 and 29-28.

UFC President Dana White has refused to offer Maximo a UFC contract, but said it would give him a chance to join the upcoming “The Ultimate Fighter” season.

Strawweight Active, Brazil Gloria de Paula (5-2) was able to beat Judoka Pauline Magias .

De Paula was on a thin strike to begin with, although Magias slipped and was initially able to catch a clinic. While searching for the downgrade, de Paula teased a guillotine, forcing Magias to pause and adjust and throw a little to the canvas. However, she is unable to use that position and both reset the leg. Once there, de Paula showed defensive defenses and was able to lock in a suffocating attempt from the front. Magias guarded well, seemed almost bored with picking the clock for several minutes, but de Paula refused to let out a sigh and held it until the hour.

De Paula and Magias tried to get inside with fierce strikes to start the second. Straight punches and quick kicks came clean from the range from de Paula, who hit her tightly with her elbows and knees. Magias got a relegation, but could not keep the fight on the ground, and then the guard retreated, leading to several major strikes from the position dominated by de Paula.

Clearly down the cards, Magias came out with a shot of heavy strikes, but de Paula was able to capture the victory and go over the fence, pressing hard with his head in the center. With a slight stumbling block to this position, de Paula stepped back and landed with a large elbow. Magias continued to look for relegated releases, and de Paula was punished with strikes on all levels while on foot. Maggias faded late, but he refused to leave, and de Paula had to win 30-26 on all three cards.

However, this victory was enough for De Paula to secure a UFC contract.

In the lightweight match between the fighters returning to the Dana White rival series, Tucker Loots (11-1) won his 11th consecutive game with a previous draw unbeaten Sherard Blackledge (5-1).

After the process of starting a brief impression, the boat moved to the clinic, and Blackledge just briefly downgraded it after some grinding clinic work. Lutz returned to his feet in quick fashion, but Blackledge took advantage of every opportunity to work on short punches and elbows. As the knees traded inside, Blackledge descended to the waist, and Lutz took a short break. On the restart, Blackledge landed a kick to the waist, and another time was over.

In the latter part of the frame, Lutz had some wins to get inside with a big kick to the legs and the descent he wanted. Blackledge briefly teased a guillotine, but he left it and tried to get on his feet, allowing Lutz to go on his back in front of the bell.

The two exchanged sharp strikes to open the second, but after Blackledge moved forward and pressed for relegation, Lutz was able to take advantage of the clinic and slip backwards as an act of his canvas. Blackledge spun cautiously inside, but he could not make the space, and Lutz grabbed a guillotine and fell to the ground. Despite the awkward location, Blackledge was able to roll through it and pull free to reset.

At the end of the frame, Blackledge was able to drag the process to the canvas. However, Lutz did not stay there long, rising to his feet, where the grinding clink battle continued until just before the hour, with two fast punches closing.

Blackledge had to walk through a difficult knee to win the third start, but it was Lutz who dominated as the action moved to the canvas and landed on the side control. Blackledge was able to get his feet in the cage and tried to buy it for free, but Lutz was too heavy at the top and maintained firm control. It wasn’t a very action-packed lineup, but it was a solid control, and Lutz used to win a decision, 30-27 on all three cards, as well as the UFC deal.

In the first fight of the night, Flyweight Victoria Leonardo (8-2) caused a bit of damage along the way, but eventually ended up in the second round D.K.O. Chelsea Hackett (3-1-1).

Hackett opened the match with several interesting front kicks and a few snapping blows on the leg. Leonardo was finally able to move beyond the harsh strikes to the canvas, where he immediately began to strike from the top post. At the end of the frame Hackett crawled back to his feet, where the two exchanged strikes until the end.

The Power Strikes ran free to open the second, as well as Hackett showed his slick kick and Leonardo’s strong punches showed tightness and range. Hackett responded with his own punches and landed cleanly, clearly shaking the opponent. However, Leonardo cleverly closed the distance to slow things down and was finally able to take action on the canvas, where he fully captured the momentum by moving and moving uphill. Hackett did what he could to buck and roll, but eventually succumbed to relentless boxing. Referee Mark Goddard stopped it at 4:41 of the second frame.

This performance was enough for Leonardo to win the UFC contract.

Dana White’s Rival Series 36 Results:

Main card

J.P. Def buys. Jacob Silva (Guillotine Choke) via Technical Submission – Round 1, 4:54 Nick Maximov Def. Oscar quota (30-26, 30-26, 29-28) Gloria de Paula Def. Pauline Magias (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) by consensus Tucker Lutz Def. By consensus Schroeder Blackledge (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) defeated Victoria Leonardo Def. TKO (punches) via Chelsea Hackett – Round 2, 4:41