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Taps out in main event
Lemos lost to Virna Jandiroba via submission (armbar) at 4:48 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
An aging fighter known for her stand-up skills and power, Lemos is always going to be in trouble in a prolonged mat battle, especially against a talented submission specialist like Jandiroba. Lemos managed to fight off 4-of-5 takedown attempts from her opponent, but still spent 6:27 of this mat being controlled on the mat. She survived a rear-naked choke attempt from Jandiroba late in Round 3, but once Virna transitioned to the armbar, Lemos was done. Having turned 37 years of age this past May, Amanda is 3-3 in her past six fights dating back to April 2022. It goes without saying that's not going to get the job done.
An aging fighter known for her stand-up skills and power, Lemos is always going to be in trouble in a prolonged mat battle, especially against a talented submission specialist like Jandiroba. Lemos managed to fight off 4-of-5 takedown attempts from her opponent, but still spent 6:27 of this mat being controlled on the mat. She survived a rear-naked choke attempt from Jandiroba late in Round 3, but once Virna transitioned to the armbar, Lemos was done. Having turned 37 years of age this past May, Amanda is 3-3 in her past six fights dating back to April 2022. It goes without saying that's not going to get the job done.
Jandiroba up next
Lemos is scheduled to compete against Virna Jandiroba in a strawweight fight at UFC Vegas 94 on July 20, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Lemos will continue her path to another shot at strawweight gold by fighting Jandiroba in mid-July. Following Lemos' championship-bout defeat to Zhang Weili, the Brazilian bounced back by defeating Mackenzie Dern, who subbed in for Tatiana Suarez a month beforehand.
Lemos will continue her path to another shot at strawweight gold by fighting Jandiroba in mid-July. Following Lemos' championship-bout defeat to Zhang Weili, the Brazilian bounced back by defeating Mackenzie Dern, who subbed in for Tatiana Suarez a month beforehand.
Staggers to finish line in win
Lemos defeated Mackenzie Dern via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC 298 on Saturday in Anaheim.
ANALYSIS
Lemos didn't win as much as she survived. Her best moments of the bout came in the first half. She fired off a couple crippling leg kicks early on that left Dern hobbled the rest of the way. The Brazilian then appeared in line for a certain knockout after dropping her opponent in Round 2, but Lemos oddly stopped firing away (she looked to run out of gas?), and Dern somehow recovered. Amanda hobbled her way to the finish line much of Round 3. As we saw in her prior bout against champion Zhang Weili and at times here against Dern, you can pin Lemos to the mat for long stretches at a time. Dern had exactly 6:00 worth of control time in this fight. This is going to be a major problem for the 36-year-old Lemos if the UFC decides to re-book the fight between her and her originally scheduled opponent for this evening, undefeated grappler Tatiana Suarez. In the meantime, and in addition to the win, Lemos will at least walk away with a $50,000 bonus after this bout was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
Lemos didn't win as much as she survived. Her best moments of the bout came in the first half. She fired off a couple crippling leg kicks early on that left Dern hobbled the rest of the way. The Brazilian then appeared in line for a certain knockout after dropping her opponent in Round 2, but Lemos oddly stopped firing away (she looked to run out of gas?), and Dern somehow recovered. Amanda hobbled her way to the finish line much of Round 3. As we saw in her prior bout against champion Zhang Weili and at times here against Dern, you can pin Lemos to the mat for long stretches at a time. Dern had exactly 6:00 worth of control time in this fight. This is going to be a major problem for the 36-year-old Lemos if the UFC decides to re-book the fight between her and her originally scheduled opponent for this evening, undefeated grappler Tatiana Suarez. In the meantime, and in addition to the win, Lemos will at least walk away with a $50,000 bonus after this bout was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
Draws Mackenzie Dern at UFC 298
Lemos is scheduled to face Mackenzie Dern in a strawweight bout at UFC 298 in Anaheim on Feb. 17, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Lemos' original opponent, the undefeated Tatiana Suarez, was forced to withdraw from the fight for unknown reasons. The 36-year-old Lemos will now face Dern, who will also be looking to bounce back from a loss in her last fight.
Lemos' original opponent, the undefeated Tatiana Suarez, was forced to withdraw from the fight for unknown reasons. The 36-year-old Lemos will now face Dern, who will also be looking to bounce back from a loss in her last fight.
Undefeated opponent next
Lemos is scheduled to compete against Tatiana Suarez in a strawweight fight at UFC 298 in Anaheim on Feb. 17, according to Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com.
ANALYSIS
Lemos will look to bounce back, though her next fight will be against Suarez, undefeated across seven UFC fights and 10 career bouts thus far. By defeating Suarez, Lemos would establish herself as a top-three strawweight contender and back in the championship hunt.
Lemos will look to bounce back, though her next fight will be against Suarez, undefeated across seven UFC fights and 10 career bouts thus far. By defeating Suarez, Lemos would establish herself as a top-three strawweight contender and back in the championship hunt.