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UFC on ESPN+ 2 Bonuses: Jose Aldo Banks An Extra $50K

Last night (Sat. February 2, 2019) UFC on ESPN+ 2 went down from the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil. On the main card, UFC light heavyweight Johnny Walker nearly stole the show. He made quick work of  Justin Ledet in the form of a 15-second first-round TKO victory. His spectacular performance […]

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Last night (Sat. February 2, 2019) UFC on ESPN+ 2 went down from the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil.

On the main card, UFC light heavyweight Johnny Walker nearly stole the show. He made quick work of  Justin Ledet in the form of a 15-second first-round TKO victory. His spectacular performance was enough for a $50,000 Performance Of The Night bonus.

The UFC’s all-time submission leader, Charles Oliveira, followed-up for Brazil with yet another submission victory. He forced lightweight David Teymur to submit to an anaconda choke in the second round. Along with extending his UFC record, Oliveira took home a Performance Of The Night bonus worth $50,000.

Arguably the greatest featherweight of all time, Jose Aldo, also made a huge statement in front of his native crowd. “Scarface” obliterated young opponent Renato Moicano in the second round with a ruthless body assault. The victory has Aldo on his first back-to-back win streak since 2014. Aldo’s victory earned him a $50,000 Performance Of The Night bonus as well.

And finally, Marlon Moraes all but wrapped up the next 135-pound title opportunity. He submitted Raphael Assuncao with a mounted guillotine in the first round after dropping his fellow countryman with some hard shots. Along with, likely, the next shot at the bantamweight throne, Moraes banked an extra $50,000 with a Performance Of The Night bonus.

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UFC on ESPN+ 2 Bonuses & Attendance Revealed

Tonight (Sat. February 2, 2019) UFC on ESPN+ 2 went down from the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil. The event was the second UFC event to ever be broadcasted live on an ESPN platform. The Fortaleza crowd turned out for the e…

Tonight (Sat. February 2, 2019) UFC on ESPN+ 2 went down from the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil. The event was the second UFC event to ever be broadcasted live on an ESPN platform. The Fortaleza crowd turned out for the event with a total attendance number of 10,040. There were also […]

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UFC Fight Night 144 Results: Marlon Moraes Beats Raphael Assuncao by Submission

Marlon Moraes evened the score with Raphael Assuncao on Saturday, as he defeated the 36-year-old Brazilian fighter via a first-round guillotine choke to cap off UFC Fight Night 144, …

Marlon Moraes evened the score with Raphael Assuncao on Saturday, as he defeated the 36-year-old Brazilian fighter via a first-round guillotine choke to cap off UFC Fight Night 144, …

Twitter Reacts To Marlon Moraes Submitting Raphael Assuncao At UFC on ESPN+ 2

UFC on ESPN+ 2 went down from the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil last night (Sat. February 2, 2019). In the main event of the night, Marlon Moraes silenced all doubt that he should receive the next shot at the UFC bantamweight championship. Moraes defeated Raphael Assuncao via first-round submission after […]

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UFC on ESPN+ 2 went down from the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil last night (Sat. February 2, 2019).

In the main event of the night, Marlon Moraes silenced all doubt that he should receive the next shot at the UFC bantamweight championship. Moraes defeated Raphael Assuncao via first-round submission after dropping his fellow Brazilian with some heavy shots. After the fight, Moraes said he’s not sure champion TJ Dillashaw deserves to fight him.

He might just fight somebody else and let Dillashaw mess around with the “little boys” at 125 pounds. The mixed martial arts (MMA) community certainly had a lot to say about Moraes’ spectacular victory. Check out how they reacted on Twitter here:

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UFC Fight Night 144 Results: The Real Winners and Losers

Allow me to inject myself into the narrative for a moment. If you’ve ever read anything I’ve written before on Raphael Assuncao, you know I believe him to be richly deserving of a UFC bantamweight title shot …

Allow me to inject myself into the narrative for a moment. If you’ve ever read anything I’ve written before on Raphael Assuncao, you know I believe him to be richly deserving of a UFC bantamweight title shot …

UFC Fortaleza Results: Marlon Moraes Submits Raphael Assuncao

The Octagon has landed in South America with a solid thirteen fight card on tap for ESPN+. We will have you covered with all the UFC Fortaleza results. Whenever the world leader in combat sports returns to MMA’s founding country they come correct. With names like Jose Aldo and Demian Maia on the card, the […]

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The Octagon has landed in South America with a solid thirteen fight card on tap for ESPN+. We will have you covered with all the UFC Fortaleza results.

Whenever the world leader in combat sports returns to MMA’s founding country they come correct. With names like Jose Aldo and Demian Maia on the card, the casual fans should be content. While lesser known fighters like Anthony Hernandez and Ricardo Ramos scatter the card for the hardcore supporters.

Still, the six-fight main card on tap for this evening is a solid offering for the streaming service. And if it comes close to reaching the numbers that ESPN+ 1 garnered it will be considered a smashing success.

While the co-main event will go along way in helping clear up the 145-pound division, the main event should yield a new No. 1 contender to the bantamweight strap as Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes will meet again.

At 36 years old Assuncao is riding a four-fight winning streak. He most recently defeated Rob Font at UFC 226 last July. He will look to make it 2-0 vs his Brazilian counterpart.

Moraes has gone 3-1 since signing with the UFC. His only loss in that stretch was his promotional debut to Assuncao. Moraes gets a rare opportunity to get one back in MMA.

Round One

Moraes takes center he throws a hard leg kick. Assuncao throws one of his own. Assuncao throws a jab followed by a leg kick. Moraes slips and throws a leg kick. Moraes circles right as Assuncao follows. Marlon throws another leg kick, possibly setting up a later high kick. Moraes connects with a sweeping right hand. Assuncao is hurt. Moraes closes the distance and lands another punch as the fight goes to the ground. Moraes is in Assuncao’s half guard and landing some big punches. Moraes looks for the guillotine choke and goes all out for it rolling to the back. He gets Assuncao to tap.

Marlon Moraes defeats Raphael Assuncao via submission at 3:17 of round one

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