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Welcoming to the PWInsiderXtra.com live coverage of the UFC Ultimate Fight Night 28 Preliminary Card, live from the Mineirinho Arena in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Fight #1 - UFC Welterweight Division Fight
Sean Spencer (9-2-0) vs. Yuri Villefort (6-2-0)
Referee: Neil Hall
Round One
The round begins with Villefort instantly attempting a flying knee strike on Spencer, Villefort then hits an incoming Spencer with a knee strike. Villefort then lands a kick to the midsection of Spencer, Spencer recovers to nail Villefort with a counter right and then a left. Villefort also starts to attack Spencer with some leg kicks, Villefort cracks a swinging Spencer with a knee strike to the rib cage. Spencer comes forward on Villefort while throwing a trio of punches, Villefort continuously nails Spencer with leg kicks. Spencer responds by cracking Villefort with a right to the head, Spencer backs Villefort into the cage wall before attempting a high kick. Villefort briefly looks for a takedown on Spencer before landing another knee strike, the fighters swing at each other as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Villefort immediately scoring a takedown on Spencer and he gets the full guard, Spencer scrambles to his feet to get the fight standing. Villefort goes back to attacking Spencer with the leg kicks, Spencer catches Villefort with a few striking combinations. Spencer attacks Villefort with a few leg kicks of his own, Spencer hits Villefort with three straight rights after avoiding a takedown. Spencer then pops a swinging Villefort with a right, Spencer continues to swing at Villefort as he eats more leg kicks. Villefort starts to drop Spencer with some of the leg kicks, Villefort backs Spencer into the cage wall to land some strikes on him as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Spencer charging forward on Villefort while throwing a lot of strikes, Villefort responds by attacking Spencer with the leg kicks. Villefort then nails Spencer with a kick to the midsection, Spencer responds by landing his own kick to the midsection of Villefort. Spencer follows that up by cracking Villefort with a short right, Villefort quickly recovers to hit Spencer with a right of his own. Spencer then hits Villefort with a two punch combination, Villefort continues to look to land the head kick on Spencer. Spencer lands some strikes on Villefort after avoiding a takedown, Spencer then cracks Villefort with a counter right. The fighters have a striking exchange in the center of the octagon, Spencer gains the striking edge on Villefort as the round ends.
Fight Result: Sean Spencer def. Yuri Villefort by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Fight #2 - UFC Welterweight Division Fight
Ivan Jorge (24-3-0) vs. Keith Wisniewski (28-2-1)
Referee: Mario Yamasaki
Round One
The round begins with Jorge instantly looking for the takedown on Wisniewski, Jorge then starts attacking Wisniewski with some leg kicks. Jorge again looks for the takedown and Wisniewski avoids it, Jorge then hits Wisniewski with a few body shots. Jorge forces Wisniewski up against the cage wall and does nothing with it, Wisniewski then cracks Jorge with a knee strike to the midsection. Wisniewski grabs a hold of Jorge’s head before landing a knee strike, Wisniewski grabs a hold of Jorge again before landing another knee strike. Jorge then pops Wisniewski with a three strike combination, Jorge gets Wisniewski on the cage wall before landing a knee strike as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Jorge quickly charging at Wisniewski while throwing strikes, Jorge scores a takedown on Wisniewski. Wisniewski uses the cage walk to get the fight standing with Jorge holding onto him, Jorge maintains standing back control on Wisniewski. Wisniewski gets Jorge off of his back and the referee separates them for inactivity, Wisniewski then cracks a swinging Jorge with a knee strike. Wisniewski grabs a hold of Jorge before landing more knee strikes, Jorge scores another takedown on Wisniewski and Wisniewski pops right back up. Jorge looks for another takedown and Wisniewski attacks him with elbow strikes, the referee again separates the fighters after inactivity. Wisniewski attacks Jorge with a barrage of knee strikes as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Jorge attacking Wisniewski with some leg kicks, Jorge then cracks Wisniewski with a knee strike to the midsection. Wisniewski responds by cracking Jorge with a straight right to the jaw, Jorge grabs a hold of Wisniewski before nailing him with a few knee strikes. Wisniewski then grabs a hold of Jorge to hit him with knee strikes, the fighters then battle along the cage wall while landing knee strikes on each other. Jorge accidentally nails Wisniewski low with a knee strike and the fight is halted, the fight resumes with Jorge cracking Wisniewski with more knee strikes. Jorge also mixes in some short range punches to the belly region of Wisniewski, the referee again separates the fighters after inactivity. Jorge again grabs a hold of Wisniewski to nail him with even more knee strikes, Jorge then pops Wisniewski with a few lefts. Wisniewski finally responds by landing a knee strike of his own as the round ends.
Fight Result: Ivan Jorge def. Keith Wisniewski by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Fight #3 - UFC Welterweight Division Fight
Elias Silverio (8-0-0) vs. Joao Zeferino (13-5-0)
Referee: Leon Roberts
Round One
The round begins with Silverio attacking Zeferino with a high kick, Silverio then cracks Zeferino with a kick to the midsection. Zeferino forces Silverio up against the cage wall while looking for the takedown, Silverio tries to breaks Zeferino’s grip by peppering him with short range punches. The referee separates the fighters after inactivity, Silverio then attacks Zeferino with a front kick to the face. Silverio nails Zeferino with a few knee strikes while avoiding the takedown, Silverio attacks Zeferino with a few elbow strikes while avoiding the takedown. Silverio accidentally nails Zeferino in the man zone and the fight is halted, the fight resumes with Zeferino briefly putting Silverio on the ground. Zeferino eventually pulls guard on Silverio to get the fight to the ground, Silverio decides to stand up instead of battling Zeferino on the ground, Silverio attacks Zeferino with a variety of kicks as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Silverio attacking Zeferino with a front kick, Zeferino forces Silverio up against the cage wall while they exchange some knee strikes. Zeferino looks for the takedown and he eats a ton of elbow strikes from Silverio, the referee then separates the fighters for inactivity. Silverio connects with another front kick and a right that rocks Zeferino, Silverio then scores a takedown on Zeferino and he gets the open guard. The referee again stands up the fighters for inactivity, Silverio then cracks Zeferino with a three strike combination. Zeferino then scores a takedown on Silverio and he gets the full guard, Zeferino postures up and Silverio uses the opening to stand back up. Zeferino forces Silverio up against the cage wall as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Silverio attacking Zeferino with a plethora of kicks to the body, Silverio forces Zeferino to the ground and he gets the half guard. Zeferino accidentally nails Silverio with an illegal up kick and the fight is halted, the fight resumes with Silverio cracking Zeferino with a kick to the rib cage. Silverio then scores a takedown on Zeferino and he gets the half guard, Zeferino eventually forces Silverio into his full guard. Silverio postures up before attacking Zeferino with some leg kicks, the referee separates the fighters after inactivity. Zeferino briefly scores a takedown and Silverio quickly scrambled to his feet, Silverio then scores a takedown on Zeferino and he gets the half guard. Silverio then gets back control on Zeferino and he attacks him with some ground and pound, Silverio eventually stands up and he allows Zeferino to do the same. Silverio then cracks Zeferino with a two punch combination, Silverio forces Zeferino up against the cage wall while landing some knee strikes. Silverio counters a Zeferino takedown as the round ends.
Fight Results: Elias Silverio def. Joao Zeferino by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Fight #4 - UFC Bantamweight Division Fight
Ramiro Hernandez (14-4-0) vs. Lucas Martins (12-1-0)
Referee: Herb Dean
Round One
The round begins with Martins attacking Hernandez with some leg kicks, Hernandez eats a counter strike from Martins after a wild swinging exchange. Martins then drops Hernandez with a head kick and some other strikes, Martins instantly gets back control on Hernandez and he goes out cold.
Fight Result: Lucas Martins def. Ramiro Hernandez by submission via rear naked choke (1:10, R1)
Fight #5 - UFC Featherweight Division Fight
Felipe Arantes (15-4-1-2NC) vs. Edimilson Souza (16-3-0)
Referee: Neil Hall
Round One
The round begins with Souza attacking Arantes with a two punch combination, Souza continuously attacks Arantes with left hooks. Souza then hits a kicking Arantes with a counter left hook, Souza follows that up by peppering Arantes with some jabs. Souza backs Arantes up before nailing him with a few rights to the rib cage, Arantes then scores a takedown on Souza and he gets the full guard. Arantes begins to attack Souza with some ground and pound, Arantes lands a right before transitioning to the half guard on Souza. Arantes then gets full mount on Souza as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with both fighters attacking each other with some kicks, Arantes then cracks Souza with a front kick to the midsection. Arantes also begins to nail Souza with a bunch of leg kicks, Arantes follows that up by hitting Souza with a short left. Arantes looks for the takedown and Souza makes him pay with some elbow strikes, Arantes then takes the opportunity to nail Souza with knee strikes. The referee separates the fighters after some inactivity, Souza lands first after the break by nailing Arantes with shots to the midsection. Souza starts to chase Arantes around the octagon while landing some jabs, Arantes then cracks Souza with a kick to the rib cage. Arantes then pops Souza with a counter right as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Souza catching Arantes with a switch kick to the head, Arantes responds by nailing Souza with a kick to the rib cage. Arantes attempts to slow Souza down by attacking him with leg kicks, Souza then cracks Arantes with a pair of rights to the head. Souza backs Arantes against the cage wall while attacking him with a bunch of strikes, Arantes then scores a takedown on Souza and he gets the full guard. Arantes nails a few elbow strikes on Souza before they both get back up, Arantes holds Souza up against the cage wall until the ref separates them for inactivity. The fighters start trying to attack the other with some jabs, Arantes then scores a takedown on Souza and he gets the open guard. Arantes starts to attack Souza with a lot of ground and pound until the round ends.
Fight Result: Edimilson Souza def. Felipe Arantes by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
