Natália Silva surprised Rose Namajunas at UFC 324 to safe her first shot at gold contained in the Octagon.
Silva struggled to search out her vary within the opening spherical as Namajunas utilized her footwork and a well-timed counter proper hand towards the surging flyweight contender.
Silva’s struggles continued within the second, prompting her to shoot in for a takedown. Namajunas efficiently defended and ended up placing Silva on her again with 90 seconds to go within the stanza. Silva went fishing for an armbar from the underside, however Namajunas defended and maintained prime management by way of the rest of the stanza.
With Silva doubtlessly down 2-0 going into the third, the Brazilian got here out swinging virtually instantly. Silva discovered some success attacking Namajunas’ legs, however ‘Thug’ constantly stayed simply out of vary, stopping Silva from touchdown something of significance.
Simply over a minute to go within the struggle, Namajunas shot in for a takedown. Silva efficiently sprawled and ended up on prime with time ticking down. Namajunas scrambled her manner again up, however the takedown was sufficient for Silva to steal the spherical and, because it seems, the struggle.
Official Outcome: Natália Silva def. Rose Namajunas by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
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