Diego Lopes starred in an exciting comeback on Saturday, knocking out Jean Silva in the featherweight main event at UFC Fight Night, held in San Antonio. Lopes, who was coming off a loss in April, was close to finishing the fight early. He took full mount position in the first round, hurting Silva with elbows and looking for the submission. Silva resisted for almost two minutes in an unfavorable situation. In the second round, Silva took the initiative in the stand-up, but Lopes connected with a spinning elbow that knocked him down. Then, Lopes took advantage of the situation with a series of punches before the referee stopped the fight at 4:48. Lopes’ celebration was interrupted when Silva, with a bloody face and still staggering, got up and pushed his opponent.
For Silva, the defeat ended a streak of 13 consecutive victories dating back to 2018. In addition, it adds to a series of high-profile defeats for his training team. Silva entered the fight with a 5-0 UFC record with all wins by finish, representing the longest active finishing streak in the octagon. He was the second fighter at 155 pounds and under to start their UFC career with five consecutive finishes, after Ronda Rousey. In another featured fight, Tatiana Suarez dominated Amanda Lemos for much of the fight, but had to withstand a late comeback attempt by Lemos to get a unanimous decision. Suarez achieved takedowns in all three rounds and accumulated 9 minutes and 34 seconds of control time in the 15-minute fight. The victory puts her back on the right track after her first defeat against Zhang Weili in February. Lemos landed few significant blows in the first two rounds, but showed activity in the last minute of the third round. However, it was too late for Lemos, who has lost two of his last three fights. The event was the third to be called UFC Fight Night, held in September to commemorate Mexico’s Independence Day. This year, the event was scheduled to be the first in Mexico, but it was moved due to delays in the construction of a new arena in Guadalajara. The card was also originally scheduled to be a numbered pay-per-view, but ended up being a UFC Fight Night.This game has levels: your level and the high level. I am at the high level. I tried it tonight.
Diego Lopes
