Eagle FC 47 outcomes: Junior dos Santos injures shoulder, Hector Lombard vs. Thiago Silva ends in no contest

Eagle FC 47 results: Junior dos Santos injures shoulder, Hector Lombard vs. Thiago Silva ends in no contest - MMA Fighting

Junior dos Santos simply can’t catch a break.

The previous UFC heavyweight champion misplaced in his Eagle FC 47 debut on Friday evening when he suffered a grisly shoulder damage after punching Yorgan De Castro early within the third spherical.

The setback marked the fifth consecutive loss for dos Santos (21-10), who was seemingly profitable the bout as much as that time with a gradual stream of highly effective kicks that had battered the legs of De Castro (9-3). Nonetheless, De Castro moved to 2-0 beneath the Eagle FC banner together with his victory, and he used the chance to ask Eagle FC president Khabib Nurmagomedov for an opportunity to struggle Fedor Emelianenko in a co-promoted bout with Bellator.

“With all due respect, let me struggle Fedor,” De Castro stated. “If Fedor is on the road, I need to struggle Fedor Emelianenko. … I’ll signal the dotted [line] tomorrow.”

Nurmagomedov and Bellator president Scott Coker had teased earlier within the week {that a} co-promoted matchup between dos Santos and Emelianenko could possibly be a risk.

It stays to be seen whether or not that may nonetheless be the case after a luckless finish for dos Santos in a bout that was, by far, his best outcome since his 2019 win over Derrick Lewis.

Dos Santos repeatedly tried to pop his shoulder again into place within the rapid aftermath of the damage, in a determined try to hold the bout going, nonetheless it was too late.

The competition was formally halted at 0: 35 of the third spherical.

“His shoulder popped, I felt it pop,” De Castro stated of the ending sequence, which may be watched beneath. “I might’ve taken benefit of it and charged ahead, however I’m a person, I wished the man to return to his household. I’ve a household, however I’m a ffighter. For those who guys disrespect me, I’m going to maintain coming, and I can struggle anybody.”

Within the evening’s co-main occasion, fellow UFC veterans and former teammates Hector Lombard (34-10-1, 3 NC) and Thiago Silva (21-9, 3 NC) additionally fought to a weird finish, with their bout being dominated a no contest after an unlawful knee to the pinnacle of a downed opponent rendered Lombard unable to proceed halfway on the 1: 44 mark of the second spherical.

Lombard began off robust in his first MMA bout since 2018, dropping Silva early within the opening body with a left hand bomb. Nevertheless, the 39-year-old Silva survived his 44-year-old foe’s ground-and-pound assault and returned the favor within the second spherical, knocking Lombard down with a brief proper cross earlier than charging in and cracking Lombard with the unlawful knee, which in the end introduced the competition to a untimely finish.

In his post-fight interview, Silva forged doubt on whether or not Lombard was really as damage as he appeared, although in the end each males agreed to a rematch at a future date.

“He’s been in worse conditions earlier than,” Silva stated. “He might’ve stored going. It’s what it’s.”

Full Eagle FC 47 outcomes may be seen beneath.

    Yorgan De Castro def. Junior dos Santos by way of TKO (shoulder damage) at 0: 35 of Spherical 3 Hector Lombard vs. Thiago Silva dominated a No Contest (unintentional foul) at 1: 44 of Spherical 2 Maki Pitolo def. Doug Usher by way of TKO (punches) at 0: 30 of Spherical 1 | Watch end Andrew Sanchez def. Gabriel Checco by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Akhmed Aliev def. Darrell Horcher by way of KO (punch) at 0: 30 of Spherical 1 | Watch end Islam Mamedov def. Zach Zane by way of submission (rear-naked choke) at 1: 50 of Spherical 1 Ronny Markes def. Reggie Pena by way of verbal submission (knee damage) at 1: 21 of Spherical 2 Roosevelt Roberts def. Alexandre Almeida by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Paulo Silva def. Sean Soriano by way of break up choice (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Adi Alic def. Shawn Bunch by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Dylan Mantello def. Dennis Hughes by way of TKO (physician’s stoppage) at 5: 00 of Spherical 2

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