On May 16, Beijing time, UFC262, which has a luxurious lineup and attracts global attention, was successfully concluded in Houston, USA. In this key digital competition, which symbolizes the beginning of a new era of lightweight, the audience and fans around the world not only witnessed the end of a great legend, but also witnessed the birth of another new champion of lightweight.
Tony Ferguson, who has been traversing the field in the name of "Night Devil" for many years, and the "Hawk" Habib, a world-class warrior and arrogant fighter, in front of the "God of Time", finally revealed unprecedented aging and helplessness; the young veteran player, Charles Oliveira, who has fought in the octagon cage for many years, finally climbed to the peak of his dream life in the world's amazement and praise after experiencing several ups and downs.
However, for the lightweight level that has now lost the iron fist rule of the "Kitty Eagle", but is still as good as a cloud and the gods and demons dance, although the championship title finally has a belonging, the new story has just begun.
Race 1 of the main race Featherweight
Edson Barbosa KO ends Shane Borges
As one of the top competitors in the lightweight class, Barbosa, the "Brazilian leg king" who was blocked in his rise and left in weight, has never been able to regain the sharpness of the year after entering the new battlefield of featherweight. Although the new level record of one win and one loss made him enter the top fifteen, the strenuous performance of the two bitter battles still made everyone dare not be too optimistic about the competitive status and career prospects of the leg king. Fortunately, the wonderful process and shocking results of this game finally let the world once again appreciate the style of Barbosa's "standing god".
In the case of a smooth start and a dominant scene, he gradually adapted to the new level of "leg king", and in this game, he showed a long-lost sharp fist and foot and excellent competitive state, but the stubborn resistance of the opponent and the leg injury in the second half of the game made Barbosa once fall into the crisis of losing a good game. However, when everyone thought that Shane Boggs, who was stronger than famous, would have a good opportunity to turn the tables in the third leg, Barbosa, who seemed to have gone, staged another highlight moment in his shining career.
Shortly after the start of the third round, the "Leg King" hit the opponent's head with a backhand punch, and although the conscious Boggs still maintained a fighting posture and even tried to pretend to attack, the body that suffered a heavy blow made him suddenly lose power after a few seconds and fell to the ground - this shocking picture similar to the classic anime "Big Dipper God Fist" not only allowed the two sides to get the best game of the night together, but also let the long-dormant Barbosa regain the strong confidence to sweep everything with this stunning blow. His featherweight "rebirth" road will also become smoother with this wonderful victory.
Main Race 2 Women's Flyweight
Caitlin Jokajian unanimously decided to win over Vivian Araudjo
After the defeat of the challenge champion last year, in the eyes of many people, the career story of Caitlin Jokajian should have entered the end, waiting for her fate, which will gradually become a "stepping stone" for the new generation of players in the next competition, and gradually fade out of the historical stage in one defeat after another. However, Caitlin used her powerful performance to give all those who despised her a powerful blow back.
After this game, Caitlin, who has won three and lost one of the last four games, not only further solidified her front row seat in the challenger queue, but also became the most winning player in the history of the women's flyweight with "bullets" with seven wins. According to this trend, Caitlin, who seems to have been out of the "Throne Race", is likely to return to the championship arena again and have a second confrontation with the "bullet" who once defeated her.
Although the iron barrel of "bullets" is still impregnable for now, Caitlin has shown everyone another kind of strength and hope - sometimes, when the road is slim, what we have to do is actually very simple, that is, to continue to progress and go bravely.
Mains Race 3 Werderweight
Rogerio Portorian unanimously decided to defeat Matt Schneier
Originally going to play against former champion challenger Perez and top five impact level Matt Schneier in this game, they were in an unexpected crisis due to the sudden withdrawal of the opponent.
In the face of the outstanding and close ranking of the "saver", Brazil's famous Potorien, the tangled and weak stand-up Schneier not only lost the advantage of ground technology, but also because the game was temporarily changed to the chickweight, he also had a certain disadvantage in weight and strength. Although Schneier was tenacious enough and tried his best, he finally had to swallow the bitter fruit of defeat in the situation of standing and being suppressed in all directions on the ground.
The result of this game, although in the short term will not have a direct impact on the power structure of the flyweight, but from the excellent performance of both sides, it can be seen that the current flyweight is entering an unprecedented prosperous era with the new champion "God of War" Figueretto last year, and the flyweight will also break out with the overall outbreak of this level, and gain a more important position in the future octagon cage.
United Mains Lightweight
Benier Darius unanimously decided to defeat Tony Ferguson
Although everyone has a certain psychological preparation for the outcome of this game, when they see that the once unpredictable and ghostly orthopedic figure has become sluggish, weak and strange in the octagonal cage, I believe that all the audience will have a trace of sadness in their hearts. The withering of flowers and the twilight of heroes are inevitable laws that everyone knows, but when we witness this scene with our own eyes, we still can't help but be sentimental.
In fact, the unpredictable, omnipotent, unruly, and lonely "night devil" in everyone's memory has "left" this world forever after the bloody battle with Gage last year, and now what remains is his remnants of the human body.
Age, aging of the body, and the intensive and heavy head blows of the battle with Gage caused Tony Ferguson's physical function and competitive state to decline off a cliff. The last time he was suppressed by Oliveira, and this time by Darius, it is clear that this genius fighter, who was once on par with the peak "Kitty Hawk", has reached the time when it is time to leave. In this game, the helpless and stubborn pain after being locked legs is almost a true portrayal of Ferguson's current professional state.
However, although Ferguson's brilliant career has been infinitely close to the end with irreparable regrets. However, the wonderful legend of the "Night Devil" will be remembered forever as one of the greatest legends in the history of MMA. No matter how many years have passed, people will remember that there was once such a lonely and arrogant warrior with a strange personality, obedient behavior, harsh speech, and even no friends, who won the awe and love of the whole world with shocking magical performance and long winning streak, and let countless "martial fools" like him who were not bright enough and not good at hype to find the direction of struggle, because in him, everyone saw enough to sweep away all external factors - the power of victory.
Headlines Main Tournament Lightweight Championship Battle
Charles Oliveira TKO ends Michael Chandler
Despite his talent in jiu-jitsu and his eye-catching performance since his debut, Charles Oliveira's career is not as "proud of heaven". This young teenager who was once beaten by a "squirrel", surrendered by a "flying kick", and koed many times by "cowboys" and "God bless" seems to have fallen off the team on the road to the ascent early.
When "God Bless" Holloway, who was two years younger than him, had already ascended the throne and established his rule, Oliveira, who had been in the featherweight for a long time, had just found a new direction. Rising to the lightweight level, improving the standing technique, and using victory to make up for the lost youth on the new battlefield are the things that Charles has been doing with all his strength in the past few years, and the results have been seen by everyone.
Oliveira, who won eight consecutive victories in a lightweight, seized the series of historical opportunities of the retirement of the "Kitty" and the "Drill Cannon" appointment, and was lucky enough to ascend to the championship stage, and the process and result of the game had nothing to do with luck. In the face of the opening onslaught of "Steel Mike" Chandler, Charles, who was once hit by a heavy punch and staggered back, changed the mode in time and pulled the game into the ground, although he failed to successfully subdue the opponent, but effectively slowed down the rhythm of the game and successfully consumed the opponent's physical strength.
And when the experienced Chandler escaped violently and fought back with all his might with a terrifying heavy punch, Oliveira, the "upgraded night devil", once again showed a crazy side that was comparable to the "night master" - in the face of the "old money" who forced himself to the cage and almost achieved heavy artillery harvesting, Charles resolutely dived down, with an almost suicidal ambush flash, survived the most dangerous moment, and entered the second round without danger. And when Chandler, who has risen with two fists, wants to repeat the trick in the second round, what awaits him is Oliveira's decisive forward pressure and accurate left hook...
Charles's ascent is not only the peak of his own life, but also the biggest victory so far for many "martial fools" who, like him and the "Night Devil", have silently killed the way forward with their achievements. Although the belt is added to the body, it does not mean that he will be able to establish his own dominance at the most competitive level, but for him, it is not complicated to deal with these future threats, because for the "martial idiots", no matter whether they face the senior gods or the new masters in the future, as long as they win, everything is not a problem.