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Booked against Romanov
Nascimento will take on Alexandr Romanov in a heavyweight bout at UFC Edmonton on Nov. 2, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Nascimento will look to get back on the winning side of the octagon after his most recent loss to Derrick Lewis snapped his winning streak at three. Romanov, meanwhile, will also be looking for a bounce-back performance after dropping his last to professional MMA bouts. Nascimento has five inches of reach on the older Romanov, and both fighters boast plenty of experience. This should certainly be a fun co-main event.
Nascimento will look to get back on the winning side of the octagon after his most recent loss to Derrick Lewis snapped his winning streak at three. Romanov, meanwhile, will also be looking for a bounce-back performance after dropping his last to professional MMA bouts. Nascimento has five inches of reach on the older Romanov, and both fighters boast plenty of experience. This should certainly be a fun co-main event.
Finished in first UFC main event
Nascimento lost to Derrick Lewis via TKO (punches) at 0:49 of Round 3 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in St. Louis.
ANALYSIS
Nascimento deserves credit for eating a handful of power strikes from Lewis that would have fallen any mere mortal, but the truth of the matter is that he was unable to generate virtually any offense this entire fight. Sure, he found himself in a dominant position on the mat on multiple occasions, but Nascimento appeared too tired to generate any real damage with his positional advantage. He was eventually dropped with a massive haymaker early in Round 3 before a few follow-up strikes resulted in referee Jason Herzog stepping in. Rodrigo began his UFC run with a 4-1-1 record in his first half-dozen fights with the company, but as he found out here, facing Lewis is an entirely different animal than going up against the likes of Don'Tale Mayes, Tanner Boser or Ilir Latifi.
Nascimento deserves credit for eating a handful of power strikes from Lewis that would have fallen any mere mortal, but the truth of the matter is that he was unable to generate virtually any offense this entire fight. Sure, he found himself in a dominant position on the mat on multiple occasions, but Nascimento appeared too tired to generate any real damage with his positional advantage. He was eventually dropped with a massive haymaker early in Round 3 before a few follow-up strikes resulted in referee Jason Herzog stepping in. Rodrigo began his UFC run with a 4-1-1 record in his first half-dozen fights with the company, but as he found out here, facing Lewis is an entirely different animal than going up against the likes of Don'Tale Mayes, Tanner Boser or Ilir Latifi.
Next bout scheduled
Nascimento will face off against Derrick Lewis at UFCSTL on May 11, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Nascimento will match up with Derrick Lewis in May after taking down Don'Tale Mayes a second time in November. The 31-year-old Brazilian fighter is 4-1-1 during his time with the UFC, and he will look to knock off a UFC legend in his next fight.
Nascimento will match up with Derrick Lewis in May after taking down Don'Tale Mayes a second time in November. The 31-year-old Brazilian fighter is 4-1-1 during his time with the UFC, and he will look to knock off a UFC legend in his next fight.
Again bests Don'Tale Mayes
Nascimento defeated Don'Tale Mayes via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
ANALYSIS
Fresh of back-to-back split decision wins over Ilir Latifi and Tanner Boser, Nascimento clearly deserved to win this fight. That said, it was far from a flawless performance, He was the better man for ten minutes before fading significantly in Round 3. Rodrigo is a big guy that has to cut weight to make the 266-pound heavyweight limit, so there's always a strong likelihood he will struggle with cardio and becomes less effective as a fight progresses. Nothing in Nascimento's portfolio suggests he is any sort of contender, but his 4-1 (1NC) record in his first half dozen UFC bouts is quite strong.
Fresh of back-to-back split decision wins over Ilir Latifi and Tanner Boser, Nascimento clearly deserved to win this fight. That said, it was far from a flawless performance, He was the better man for ten minutes before fading significantly in Round 3. Rodrigo is a big guy that has to cut weight to make the 266-pound heavyweight limit, so there's always a strong likelihood he will struggle with cardio and becomes less effective as a fight progresses. Nothing in Nascimento's portfolio suggests he is any sort of contender, but his 4-1 (1NC) record in his first half dozen UFC bouts is quite strong.
Scheduled to rematch Mayes
Nascimento will fight Don'Tale Mayes in a heavyweight bout at UFC Sao Paulo on Nov. 4, according to Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com.
ANALYSIS
Nascimento defeated Mayes during their first fight in 2020. But since then, the Brazilian has gone 2-1 (1) with each of his wins being via split decision. Mayes has been a little more impressive, having gone 3-1 (1) with two TKO wins. However, Nascimento will have the hometown advantage to log a definitive victory, as his next fight is in his native Brazil.
Nascimento defeated Mayes during their first fight in 2020. But since then, the Brazilian has gone 2-1 (1) with each of his wins being via split decision. Mayes has been a little more impressive, having gone 3-1 (1) with two TKO wins. However, Nascimento will have the hometown advantage to log a definitive victory, as his next fight is in his native Brazil.