LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 01: (R-L) Danny Silva punches Lucas Almeida of Brazil in a featherweight combat in the course of the UFC Combat Evening occasion at UFC APEX on March 01, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Contender Sequence alum Danny Silva returned to motion at UFC Vegas 103, coming into the UFC octagon for the second time reverse Lucas Almeida.
Almeida was coming in off a victory over Timmy Cuamba, however had missed weight by two kilos for Saturday’s Combat Evening card.
It was Almeida with the clear top benefit, and Silva trying to discover his vary early within the preliminary card featherweight combat. Silva ultimately received inside and put Almeida on the fence, although he couldn’t maintain him there. A second later, it was Silva getting his arms going, touchdown greater than as soon as in a strong mixture. One other flurry adopted, and by the halfway mark, Almeida’s nostril was exhibiting some injury.
All through the spherical, Almeida discovered a gap for his calf kicks, and was in a position to reply again at instances. Silva, nonetheless, was most of the time the aggressor, and the shorter man was in a position to battle his means inside greater than as soon as. Almeida had a little bit burst of offense late, however Silva virtually actually took the spherical.
Spherical two discovered Almeida a little bit looser, however Silva tagged him to the physique, which caught his consideration. Moments later, Silva was on the assault, tagging Almeida once more. Almeida fired again, however Silva was touchdown the cleaner photographs. Silva’s capacity to get inside, land, and fend off counters was key by way of the primary half of the combat. So as to add a little bit cherry on high, one other sturdy spherical for Danny Silva ended with him touchdown a takedown.
Lucas Almeida fanned on a few strikes early in spherical three, whereas Silva jabbed his means ahead. If nothing else, it was a busier spherical early for Almeida, who was doing his greatest to get again into the combat. Silva might need slowed a step, however he was doing sufficient to power Almeida to retreat occasionally. That was the story virtually your entire spherical, with Almeida seemingly successful the third. That was sufficient to earn a 29-28 with one choose, however the different two scored it for Danny Silva, additionally 29-28, giving him the cut up determination victory.
Official Outcome: Danny Silva def. Lucas Almeida by cut up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
