In an evening full of explosive knockouts and dominant performances, the UFC Charlotte foremost occasion and co-main occasion left followers on the sting of their seats.
Jairzinho Rozenstruik, the dreaded heavyweight striker from Suriname, confronted off in opposition to Jailton Almeida in the principle occasion. Rozenstruik got here out sturdy, keeping off an early takedown try by Almeida.
The Brazilian didn’t quit, finally taking Rozenstruik to the canvas. He rapidly moved to mount and pummeled the larger man, forcing him to surrender his again. Almeida sunk a rear-naked choke lower than 4 minutes into the battle for the win.
With such a powerful win, the UFC’s No. 12 ranked heavyweight desires to maintain the momentum going.
“I need anyone with one other heavy hand,” he mentioned. “How about Tai Tuivasa? I need one other problem.”
The UFC Charlotte co-main occasion featured a match-up between Anthony Smith and Johny Walker, two gentle heavyweight contenders trying to regain title competition. Smith got here out aggressively, pressuring Walker and touchdown strong strikes within the early exchanges. Nonetheless, Walker rapidly turned the tables with a flurry of his personal that had Smith on the defensive.
The 2 continued to buying and selling pictures all through, nevertheless it was Walker doing a lot of the injury. He attacked with calf kicks all through the three-round battle, inflicting Smith to visibly weaken.
Walker stored attacking, including leaping knees and head kicks into the combination, relentlessly attempting to complete the battle. Strive as he would possibly, he was unable to place Smith away, settling for a unanimous determination.
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UFC Charlotte Full Outcomes
Important card
- Jailton Almeida defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik by way of submission (rear-naked choke), Spherical 1 – 3:43
- Johnny Walker defeated Anthony Smith by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ian Garry defeated Daniel Rodriguez by way of TKO, Spherical 1 – 2:57
- Carlos Ulberg defeated Ihor Potieria by way of TKO, Spherical 1 – 2:09
- Alex Morono defeated Tim Means by way of submission (guillotine), Spherical 2 – 2:09
Preliminary card
- Matt Brown defeated Court docket McGee by way of KO, Spherical 1 – 4:09
- Karl Williams defeated Chase Sherman by way of unanimous determination (30-37, 30-27, 29-28)
- Douglas Silva de Andrade defeated Cody Stamann by way of unanimous determination (29-28 x3)
- Mandy Bohm def. Ji Yeon Kim by way of cut up determination (27-28, 28-27, 28-27)
- Bryan Battle defeated Gabe Inexperienced by way of KO, Spherical 1 – 0:14
- Tainara Lisboa defeated Jessica-Rose Clark by way of submission (rear-naked choke), spherical 3 – 4:20
