A key womens bantamweight fight flew a little under the radar on UFC 253 map As the event on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi neared on Saturday night, little attention was paid to Ketlen Vieira and Sijara Eubanks
It could have been a dangerous oversight Eubanks had racked up back-to-back wins in the 135lb division, and a third would certainly put her close if not in the top ten Vieira, meanwhile, was in contention for the title until a loss. against Irene Aldana But the seventh bantamweight could easily come back to it with an impressive win on Saturday Vieira opened the first round with immediate pressure, squeezing against Eubanks against the cage
The pair split up and Eubanks get a nice kick Another nice kick lands for Eubanks in the form of a right hand Eubanks continued to find a home for the right hand before Vieira found himself again A Vieira’s failed takeout attempt and Eubanks landed a nice shot to the body Eubanks countered a Vieira shot with a nice punch A big right arm landed for Vieira, who continued with a failed takeout attempt Close-ups exchanged two women inside the pocket and Vieira snuck into an indent to complete the round
In the second round, the pair tried to find their lineup before Vieira entered a trip takedown Vieira worked under full custody of Eubanks, occasionally descending from the ground and the pound The referee decided to lift the pair A nice kick to Eubanks body, and she called with a lead left hook The round ended with both women throwing heavy leather, but not landing much
The third and final round started off with big punch attempts from both women, Vieira connecting to body beauties Both women were very hesitant with their strike, but when they unloaded they all did it both with very heavy blows A nice inside leg kick landed for Eubanks, followed by a lead hook to the body More kicks to Eubanks legs, and she also took a body kick Eubanks stuffed a takedown attempt and nearly pulled off a trip takedown on VieiraVieira rolled after Eubanks grabbed his back and attempted a leg lock, but ate soil and pound to complete the round
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World news – CA – UFC 253 results: Ketlen Vieira wins over Sijara Eubanks
