Brazilian kickboxer Jhonata Diniz headlines a cast of three Ultimate Fighting Championship newcomers on Saturday in Las Vegas.
attraction this Saturday at the UFC in Apex in Las Vegas. Diniz was welcomed onto the UFC roster in September, when he buried then-“That knockout for me was so special because the situation is special,” Diniz said at the post-fight press conference. “Of course, this will be a special highlight for me.”
The 32-year-old kickboxer weathered some early adversity, as he met with jabs, front kicks to the body and a few combinations from his aggressive countryman. He eventually pushed Neves to the fence before uncorking a right hook and a plunging right cross upstairs. It proved to be the beginning of the end. Neves marched forward and walked into a searing one-two that leveled him where he stood in the center of the cage. No follow-up shots were required.
“I was waiting for that because I know I’m in the heavyweight division,” he said. “Everybody’s strong, everybody’s dangerous, everybody’s tough for three minutes. If you have a good mentality for making the right game plan, that’s it. We made a good plan for this fight, and the result was this.” Lane, meanwhile, spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears during an abbreviated NFL career. He transitioned to mixed martial arts in 2017, striking gold in the Fury Fighting Championship, Combat Night and Warfare MMA organizations. Lane last suited up at UFC 293, where he lasted just 82 seconds in a knockout loss to“I don’t care who I fight,” he said. “If you give me a top guy, I’ll face him.
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