Brendson Ribeiro edged Caio Machado in a three-round light-weight struggle at UFC Edmonton on Saturday night time.
It was a battle for place within the early going with Ribeiro taking the middle of the Octagon and main the dance, however hesitant to let his arms go. Machado did a superb job of preserving Ribeiro at bay with a wide range of kicks to the top and physique, however Ribeiro landed a clear proper hand close to the four-minute mark of the spherical that prompted Machado to retreat.
It was undoubtedly one of the best strike of the struggle as much as that time, however unlikely to steal the spherical as Machado was busier all through the primary 5 minutes.
Machado kickstarted the second with a stiff kick to the physique and regarded to get his arms going early. Unable to chase down his opponent midway by means of the spherical, Ribeiro appeared to lose his endurance and swung for the fences with an enormous overhand proper that missed the mark. Machado made him pay for it with a strong straight left that landed clear.
Issues obtained a little bit wild within the closing seconds of the spherical, however each fighters hit nothing however air as they briefly threw warning to the wind.
Determined to land a knockout shot within the third, Ribeiro swung for the fences with a slew of overhand rights and eventually related with one as we approached 90 seconds left within the struggle. Machado fired again with a shot of his personal that briefly took Ribeiro off his ft, and the ultimate spherical got here to an finish with each fighters seeking to depart a long-lasting impression on the judges.
Official Outcome: Brendson Ribeiro def. Caio Machado through cut up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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