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Benito Lopez Defeats Albert Morales In Bloody War

Benito Lopez did enough to get past Albert Morales. Both men traded leather early. Morales stunned Lopez momentarily. Lopez came back and rocked his opponent. He landed a knee that sent Morales crashing down. Lopez went for a guillotine choke.Morales got out of it and chased down Lopez. He knocked his opponent down. Morales took […]

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Benito Lopez did enough to get past Albert Morales.

Both men traded leather early. Morales stunned Lopez momentarily. Lopez came back and rocked his opponent. He landed a knee that sent Morales crashing down. Lopez went for a guillotine choke.Morales got out of it and chased down Lopez. He knocked his opponent down. Morales took the back of his opponent standing and landed some punches.

The two fired leather again in the second stanza. Morales moved forward with strikes. A spinning back kick attempt missed from Lopez. A leg kick was there for Morales. The round ended with Lopez missing a spinning back kick.

Like in the first two rounds, Morales and Lopez swung away. An uppercut landed for Lopez. The final round ended with both fighters striking and embracing.

Final Result: Benito Lopez def. Albert Morales via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

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UFC: Albert Morales Steps Up on Short Notice to Face Brett Johns in Scotland

UFC Scotland (otherwise known as UFC Fight Night 113) next week has had a last minute change to the card. Per MMA Junkie (and now verified by the UFC’s official website), bantamweight Albert Morales has stepped up to face Brett Johns at the event in Glasgow, replacing Mitch Gagnon. No reason for the change was […]

UFC Scotland (otherwise known as UFC Fight Night 113) next week has had a last minute change to the card. Per MMA Junkie (and now verified by the UFC’s official website), bantamweight Albert Morales has stepped up to face Brett Johns at the event in Glasgow, replacing Mitch Gagnon. No reason for the change was […]

Three New Bouts Added To Finalized UFC 209 Card

On Thursday, UFC officially confirmed the addition of the final three bouts for their next pay-per-view fight card. Now confirmed for next weekend’s UFC 209 mega-card in Las Vegas, Nevada is a Heavyweight tilt pitting Daniel Spitz against Mark Godbeer, a Bantamweight clash between Albert Morales and Andre Soukhamthath, as well as a Women’s Strawweight […]

On Thursday, UFC officially confirmed the addition of the final three bouts for their next pay-per-view fight card. Now confirmed for next weekend’s UFC 209 mega-card in Las Vegas, Nevada is a Heavyweight tilt pitting Daniel Spitz against Mark Godbeer, a Bantamweight clash between Albert Morales and Andre Soukhamthath, as well as a Women’s Strawweight […]

Video: Highlights Of Thomas Almeida vs. Albert Morales From UFC Fight Night 100

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In the co-main event of the second event put on by the UFC on Saturday night, Brazilian contender Thomas Almeida returned to his winning ways.

At the UFC Fight Night 100 event in his home country of Brazil, UFC Bantam…

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In the co-main event of the second event put on by the UFC on Saturday night, Brazilian contender Thomas Almeida returned to his winning ways.

At the UFC Fight Night 100 event in his home country of Brazil, UFC Bantamweight contender Thomas Almeida scored an impressive second-round TKO over Albert Morales in second-to-last bout of the evening, earning himself a “Performance of the Night” bonus for the fight.

Featured above are video highlights of the Almeida-Morales bout, which saw Almeida return from the only loss of his 23-fight professional MMA career to Cody “No Love” Garbrandt at the UFC Fight Night 88 event in May with a TKO victory at the 1:37 mark of the second round.

Thomas Almeida vs. Albert Morales Full Fight Video Highlights

With his hype train derailed following a shocking first-round knockout loss to title contender Cody Garbrandt earlier this year, touted prospect Thomas Almeida was looking to rebound with a big win when he met lesser-known Albert Morales in the co-main event of last night’s (Sat., November 19, 2016) UFC Fight Night 100 from the Ginásio do

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With his hype train derailed following a shocking first-round knockout loss to title contender Cody Garbrandt earlier this year, touted prospect Thomas Almeida was looking to rebound with a big win when he met lesser-known Albert Morales in the co-main event of last night’s (Sat., November 19, 2016) UFC Fight Night 100 from the Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil.

What he lacked in recognition, Morales more than made up for in heart, taking the fight to the highly favored “Thominhas” in his native land. He made an impact with some big shots and a takedown, even taking Almeida’s back.

However, it was the respected Muay Thai striking skill of Almeida that ultimately won the day, with a barrage of accurate punches and kicks leading to an impressive finishing sequence where the Brazilian future star felled Morales with a pinpoint uppercut to the liver. Watch the highlights of Almeida’s bounceback win right here:

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Thomas Almeida Crumbles Albert Morales Inside Two Rounds

Once upon a time, Thomas Almeida (21-1) was an undefeated prospect on a tear in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight division. With some impressive finishes, “Thominhas” was on a fast track to a UFC title opportunity. Cody Garbrandt changed all of that. Still considered a prospect at the age of 25, Almeida had a

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Once upon a time, Thomas Almeida (21-1) was an undefeated prospect on a tear in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight division. With some impressive finishes, “Thominhas” was on a fast track to a UFC title opportunity. Cody Garbrandt changed all of that.

Still considered a prospect at the age of 25, Almeida had a chance to wash away the taste of defeat when he met Albert Morales (6-1-1) at UFC Fight Night 100 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He did just that.

Almeida landed a counter elbow about a minute into the opening frame. Morales ate a stiff leg kick. He returned fire with a front kick to the body. A jumping switch kick from “Thominhas” was blocked. A left hand found the mark for Morales. He charged in and swung for the fences. Morales got tagged clean. Almeida wobbled his opponent, but was taken down. Morales moved to the back of Almeida and went for a rear-naked choke. They separated and exchanged shots near the end of the round.

Almeida landed a leg kick to start the second round. A spinning back kick to the body from “Thominhas” was blocked. A left hook stunned Morales. Almeida swarmed with strikes and a knee to the head. Morales went down from the combinations and that was it.

Final Result: Thomas Almeida def. Albert Morales via TKO (Strikes) – R2, 1:37

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