Do Bronx beats American in dispute for UFC belt; Amanda Nunes suffers defeat

Charles Oliveira da Silva, 31, Charles do Bronx, beat American Dustin Poirier, 32, by submission in the 3rd round in the main event of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) 269 this Sunday (12), in Las Vegas, USA. It was his first title defense after he became the lightweight champion (up to 70.3 kg).

Despite having achieved the unprecedented title in May, after beating American Michael Chandler, the Brazilian was still considered an underdog in the category. The condition was treated by him as a motivator.

At dawn this Sunday, Bronx felt Poirier’s hard blows in the first round, needed to change strategy in the second, and in the third, he submitted at 1m02s with a rear naked choke.

Born in Guarujá, the São Paulo native exudes confidence, although he likes to say that he maintains “humility and his feet on the ground”.

“I joined the UFC to make history, to become one of the best in the world. That’s why I leave Guarujá for São Paulo every day to train four times a day,” he said.

Owner of two UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) belts and with a record of 21 wins and four losses, Amanda Nunes, 33, was submitted at 3m26s ​​of the second round with a rear naked choke by Julianna Peña, 32, in the early hours of Sunday.

She was defeated in her eighth title defense, her sixth at the bantamweight title (up to 61.2 kg). The result is considered an MMA zebra.

The duel was part of the main card, in which Charles do Bronx defended the lightweight belt.

Amanda’s daughter, Raegan Ann Nunes, the result of her marriage to the American fighter Nina Ansaroff, was one of the main motivations for this Sunday’s clash.

“After Raegan was born, she gave me a different gas. I want to take her everywhere and in fights. I want to have many memories with her. There are many girls who fought until I was 41, 42. So I still have a lot to achieve,” said the Brazilian to leaf.