Training with Fedor did not help. Tyulyulin was brutally knocked out by Robocop
Aug 20, 2023 02:47 am UTC Audio Version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Most likely, for the Russian it was the last fight in the UFC.
On the night of August 20, another numbered UFC 292 tournament takes place in Boston (USA). As part of the preliminary card of the event, the duel of the Russian fighter Denis Tyulyulin took place. Our compatriot’s rival was the Brazilian Gregory Rodríguez, nicknamed RoboCop.
Initially, this fight was supposed to take place in June, but Tyulyulin was injured, and the fight was postponed to this tournament. However, for Denis, this did not change much. The Russian in the last fight lost to the Korean Chun Yong Pak, falling by a chokehold. In total, Tyulyulin had two losses before the fight with Rodriguez and the only victory over Jamie Pickett. So the meeting with RoboCop was strategically important for the Russian fighter. A win could extend Denis’s tenure in the best league in the world, a loss could lead to his dismissal. By the way, during the camp, a fighter from Moscow managed to train with the experienced Fedor Emelianenko.
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Rodríguez has broader experience in the UFC. The fight with Tyulyulin was already the seventh for the Brazilian under the auspices of the promotion. Gregory has had four wins and two losses so far. In the last fight, he lost by knockout to his compatriot Bruno Ferreira. So Robocop also had something to prove in this fight. Before the fight, experts were inclined to believe that Rodríguez would be able to defeat the Russian, so the Brazilian was the clear favorite. There were reasons. Gregory punches hard, ready to trade, plus he has a strong jaw.
The first 30 seconds passed completely without blows, only an attempted burst from Tyulyulin, but Rodriguez calmly endured such a streak. Immediately after that, the Brazilian entered the fight and transferred Denis to the canvas without any problem. Attempts to enter submission were unsuccessful, but RoboCop quickly got into the full mount position and knocked out the Russian with elbows in very hard style. There was suspicion of a blow to the back of the head, but the judge did not consider this a significant factor. The knockout turned out to be so difficult that they helped Tyulyulin for a long time. Spectacular and at the same time a terrible victory for Rodríguez.
“Everyone says that a blow to the back of the head knocked me unconscious immediately. I watched the replay, and it really is. But write some papers now or what? Somehow I don’t want to. That’s probably how it should be. Thanks to everyone who is sick and sick, in any case, ”Tyuyulin summed up the defeat.
Unfortunately, defeat is likely to be fatal for our fighter. With a 1-3 record, it will be hard to stay in the UFC. Apparently, we will soon see Denis fights in other promotions.
