Ultimate Fighting Championship 224 results, highlights: Lyoto Machida ends Vitor Belfort by brutal forehead kick
The previous Ultimate Fighting Championship light heayvweight champion put the finishing touches on his all-Brazilian battle early in the 2nd round by a kick which his opponent, Vitor Belfort, is all also familiar by. Machida, a known Karate-style fighter, toyed by Belfort in the premier round, stalking his opponent & looking for openings in his guard. After a handful of strikes landed in the premier, Machida came out firing quickly in the 2nd & landed the vicious forehead kick right on Belfort's chin for the brutal knockout victory. The kick was eerily similar to the 1 which Anderson Silva used to flatten Belfort in 2011 while he was challenging for the middleweight title. Machida (24-eight), meantime, called for a battle versus Michael Bisping before the Brit decides to call it a career.Vitor Belfort knocked out with Lyoto Machida during last career battle at Ultimate Fighting Championship 224
according to USA TODAY SportsVitor Belfort before a battle versus Lyoto Machida (not seen) during Ultimate Fighting Championship 224 at Jeunesse Arena. (picture: Jason Silva, USA TODAY Sports)In a battle of Brazilian legends, it was Lyoto Machida who evidenced victorious over Vitor Belfort. It aired on pay-per-view next prelims on FX & Ultimate Fighting Championship battle Pass. Machida didn't bother to follow the destructive blow, that ended the battle in spectacular fashion reminiscent of Anderson Silva's famed 2011 knockout of "The Phenom."Lyoto Machida turns back the clock on Vitor Belfort! I need to battle a few further times this year."After a frustrating 3-battle losing streak, Machida (24-eight MMA, 16-eight Ultimate Fighting Championship) This time owns back-to-back victories.Ultimate Fighting Championship 224 bonuses: Lyoto Machida's sick head-kick KO of Belfort gets $50,000
RIO DE JANEIRO – Lyoto Machida, Aleksei Oleinik, Kelvin Gastelum & Ronaldo Souza each earned $50,000 battle-night bonuses at Saturday's Ultimate Fighting Championship 224 event. Gastelum (15-three MMA, ten-three Ultimate Fighting Championship) & Souza (25-six MMA, eight-three Ultimate Fighting Championship) went toe to toe for 15 minutes in the middleweight co-main event. Oleinik (56-eleven-one MMA, five-two Ultimate Fighting Championship) finished Junior Albini (14-four MMA, one-two Ultimate Fighting Championship) by yet another Ezekiel choke. Ultimate Fighting Championship 224 took place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, & the main card aired on pay-per-view next preliminary-card bouts on FX & Ultimate Fighting Championship battle Pass. For further on Ultimate Fighting Championship 224, check out the Ultimate Fighting Championship Events department of the site.This content may collect you by Max Nolan
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