"Again" Rear Naked Chalk won → 2nd place in UFC history, Moikano, who beat his teammate, said, "The next opponent is..."

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UFC lightweight veteran Henato Moicano (36, Brazil) overpowered his teammate Chris Duncan (32, Scotland) and broke the losing chain.

Ranked 10th, Moicano won a submission victory over Duncan in 3:14 of the second round in the main event of "UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Duncan" at Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on the 5th (Korea time). As a result, Moicano added a valuable victory after two consecutive losses, recording a career record of 21 wins, 1 draw, and 7 losses (13 wins and 7 losses at UFC).

The game was a match where Moikano's skill stood out. Moicano dominated the flow by attacking Duncan's face with an elaborate jab from the beginning of the game. Even in Duncan's main specialty of the slugfest, Moicano did not back down. Rather, he knocked down Duncan with a powerful left-handed hook to win the game. A flustered Duncan tried to escape the crisis by attempting a takedown, but Moicano took advantage of it to occupy the back position and finished the game with a surprise choke.

With this victory, Moicano recorded his seventh career rear-naked choke victory in the UFC, ranking second in the category after Damian Meyer (9 times). After the game, Moicano expressed his affection for Duncan, a teammate of the American Top Team (ATT), saying, "It's only love," but said, "I was desperate to win because I'm losing two consecutive games."

His unique way of talking was also maintained. Moicano demanded "give me a famous and easy opponent in the rankings" as his next opponent, adding, "I don't want to fight a strong opponent." Otherwise, I will retire," he said jokingly, drawing laughter. Specific candidates include Benoit Saint-Denis (5th), Paddy Pimblett (6th), and Dan Hooker (7th), as well as Brian Ortega (11th featherweight).

Meanwhile, in the women's strawweight match held as a comedy event, third-ranked Birna Zandirova (37, Brazil) won 3-0 unanimous decision against seventh-ranked Tabasa Rich (31, Brazil). Zandi Lova played an overwhelming game, controlling the opponent for more than eight minutes with a strong jiu-jitsu.

Zandirova, who lost the title match to McKenzie Dunn in October last year, voiced his desire for a rematch with Dunn after winning his return match. At the same time, regarding the confrontation with former champion Jang Whaley, who is expected to return from the flyweight division, he expressed his strong will, saying, "I must fight Jang Whaley before retirement."

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