LAS VEGAS – Andre Petroski beat Rodolfo Vieira with a unanimous determination Saturday to open up the principle card at UFC Struggle Evening 251 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Have a look contained in the struggle with Petroski, who made a giant callout of Bo Nickal within the middleweight division.
Andre Petroski def. Rodolfo Vieira
Consequence: Andre Petroski def. Rodolfo Vieira through unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Up to date information: Petroski (13-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) def. Rodolfo Vieira (10-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Key stats: Petroski stuffed 10 of Vieira’s 11 takedown makes an attempt.
Andre Petroski def. Rodolfo Vieira, UFC Struggle Evening 251 (through UFC)
Petroski on the struggle’s key second
“I’m fairly sore. He landed a whole lot of leg kicks, for certain. My legs are beat up. Offensively, I threw so much, too. So a very good win – a really respectable feather within the cap, for certain. I’m very blissful. I anticipated to throw a whole lot of mild kicks, for certain. That was one thing we knew – he doesn’t actually verify a whole lot of leg kicks, in order that was one thing that we sport deliberate for. That was positively the technique.”
Petroski on Vieira’s sturdiness
“He didn’t go away. After the primary spherical, I keep in mind my coaches saying, ‘Dude, he’s drained. He’s drained. And I regarded over, and he did look drained in between the primary and the second. Possibly I didn’t put my foot on the pedal as a lot as I may have, particularly within the second spherical. He didn’t go away. I hit him with so much. I kicked the sh*t of his legs, and he simply didn’t give up.”
Petroski on what he desires subsequent
“I’ve obtained to go house and be a father. It’s powerful whenever you’re targeted on preventing on a regular basis. It’s onerous to be in that mindset. I like my youngsters, but it surely’s positively one thing I have to work on for certain. I’m there, however I can get higher.”
To listen to extra from Petroski, take a look at the video of the total post-fight interview above.
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