Termómetro Latino: A spectacular June
Brandon Moreno
The Mexican showed that the last six months of preparation paid off and today he can be considered the best flyweight in the world. The ‘Killer Baby’ managed to send the champion Deiveson Figueiredo to the canvas in the first round and was better than him for the duration of the fight.
Although the rematch was close, Moreno used his jiujitsu to finish the Brazilian, who was justified with the tough weight cut on Friday, but recognized the new flyweight monarch.
The first Mexican-born in UFC history.
Marlon Vera
The Ecuadorian had a tough close to 2020 with a loss to the legendary Jose Aldo that could have catapulted him up the bantamweight rankings. After spending six months asking for a fight, he took full advantage of the rematch against Englishman Davey Grant.
In the first, the difference in experience weighed on Chito, who since then has been progressing and gaining confidence.
He defeated Grant with a good effective striking, elbows that did a lot of damage on the opponent, who was close to submitting in a third round where he dominated in a forceful way.
A war that earned him the bonus and now to think about another opponent in the top 10 of the ranking.
Santiago Ponzinibbio
The Argentinean took out a load of emotions that he had been dragging for more than two years in 15 minutes where he took to hell the Puerto Rican Miguel Baeza. Ponzinibbio broke a streak of more than two years without a fight in January to be knocked out in the first round.
The La Plata native took risks against a younger opponent who remained undefeated by spending the entire fight in the exchange, but in the end he pulled out the experience to pull out the rounds and take the win. Another bonus and a long awaited comeback for the welterweight.
Cold
Alexander Martinez
The Paraguayan fell by split decision in his second fight of the PFL regular season and now hopes for a miracle to get into the postseason with a loss to champion Natan Schulte of Brazil. A finish victory by Anthony Pettis over Brazilian Raush Manfio will eliminate him.
Laureano Staropoli
Although he took the fight on short notice against Roman Dolidze, the Argentine got himself into a three-fight losing streak and his position within the UFC roster is complicated.
The Georgian put on a lackluster fight, in which he did most of his damage with the South American glued to the cage, but it was enough to convince the judges.
Staropoli, who trains alongside lightweight champion Charles Oliveira, decided to move up to middleweight for good and we’ll see if he can pick up a win in his next opportunity.
Emiliano Sordi
The PFL 205-pound champion once again had a long night in the regular season and advanced to the postseason thanks to the rules. Although he beat Dan Spohn on the cards, he made a mistake in the first round by repeatedly hitting him in the back of the head.
Although the referee was very strict in taking away a point, that cost him the draw and probably the possibility of finishing the fight in the first round, as is his style.
