Arman Tsarukyan and Patricky Pitbull placed on an thrilling grappling match in the primary occasion of ADXC 10 in Moscow, Russia, and the UFC star had the final snicker Saturday.
Pitbull, a former Bellator light-weight champion, had good moments within the match with enjoyable scrambles and even attacking with a standing rear-naked choke, however general, Tsarukyan was the dominant fighter with a number of choke makes an attempt. Tsarukyan got here near tapping the Brazilian within the last seconds of spherical 4 however time ran out when the arm-triangle choke was locked in.
Pitbull shot for a takedown as the ultimate stanza started, however Tsarukyan defended and instantly took his again. Pitbull survived a good neck crank, however had no choice however faucet to a rear-naked choke moments later.
The UFC contender is now 2-0 in grappling matches since his most up-to-date octagon look, when he gained a choice in opposition to Charles Oliveira in April 2024 to enhance to 9-2 below the corporate’s banner.
Former Bellator mild heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov rematched Ronny Markes within the co-main occasion. The primary time they met was a MMA bout again in 2017, when Nemkov tapped the Brazilian with a first-round guillotine, however Markes bought revenge with a unanimous choice victory.
Earlier on the cardboard, Askar Arkarov, ex-UFC flyweight who holds a win over present champion Alexandre Pantoja, defeated Rogerio Bontorin through unanimous choice after 5 rounds of grappling.
