Bruno Lopes was unwilling to let his second Dana White’s Contender Sequence likelihood slip via his fingers.
At DWCS 67, Lopes (13-1) completed opponent Mikheil Sazhiniani (13-3) with a sequence of physique blows for a stoppage at 4:14 of Spherical 3. The sunshine heavyweight bout was the third of the sequence’ eighth season, which launched with its first card Tuesday on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Sazhiniani had a powerful opening spherical. Because the combat progressed, nevertheless, the tables turned. Sazhiniani wore down and Lopes’ physique pictures expedited the method of cardio failure. An enormous step-knee to the physique by Lopes simply previous to the end harm Sazhiniani. Seconds later, a physique punch put Sazhiniani in seen agony. Lopes pounced and landed a sequence of punches to the midsection as Sazhiniani lined up.
The physique work paid off 😤
Bruno Lopes takes care of enterprise!
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Lopes, 31, makes good one yr after he misplaced in an enormous upset to Brendson Ribeiro on DWCS in 2023. After the loss, he returned to LFA the place he defended his title in January with a second-round submission win.
Sazhiniani, 27, has a six-fight successful streak snapped. The Georgian mild heavyweight had competed in BRAVE CF and Octagon amongst different promotions previous to Tuesday’s bout.
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