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Diego Lopes Wins, But Post-fight Incident ⁢Mars Noche UFC Victory

the Fight: A Dramatic Turnaround

Diego Lopes secured the win, and that’s ultimately all that matters to him, but he wasn’t too happy after Jean Silva hit him with⁣ a cheap shot in the back of the head just moments ⁣after the Noche UFC main event ended.

The fight played out in dramatic fashion with Lopes dominating early and then Silva storming back in the second ⁢round.⁣ Just when it appeared Silva was gaining momentum, Lopes uncorked a hellacious ⁣spinning back ⁣elbow that flattened the Brazilian with the finish coming just a few seconds later.

Silva protested the stoppage ‍despite blood pouring down his⁣ face and⁤ replays showing⁢ the damage he was absorbing from the blows⁢ on the ground. Lopes’ ⁣celebration was cut short after Silva got back to his ⁤feet and actually ‍threw⁤ a punch at him as he was walking away.

Silva’s Protest and the Post-fight altercation

“After the [finish] Jean hit me in the back‍ of my head. I said what ⁣happened?” Lopes recounted on the Noche UFC post-fight show. “I said I don’t know. After this, this guy tried to be nice with ⁣me. I cannot understand.Are you‍ trying to be my friend? Go to your side. This guy hit me ⁢in my head, the back ⁢of ⁣my head. I think this is not nice.”

silva appeared to calm down after the ‍initial altercation and it looked like he made amends after Lopes was announced as the winner with ⁤a second-round TKO.

The punch to the back of the head was‍ bothersome but Lopes ⁣admits he was mostly ready to unleash‍ his own emotions after hearing Silva’s⁣ initial⁤ reaction.

analysis: A Line crossed?

Fight Details and Statistics