What's new at Ludus Martial Arts
We’re so proud of our team! Find out how they’ve been doing, as well as what else has been going on at our gym lately.
UFC Fight Night 131 results: Desmond Green outworks Gleison Tibau for unanimous decision
Desmond Green heard it from the upstate New York fans every time he landed and he rewarded them with a unanimous decision win.
Green (21-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC), who wrestled collegiately in nearby Buffalo, N.Y., outworked Gleison Tibau (33-14 MMA, 16-12 UFC) and won with a pair of 30-27 scores and a 29-27.
The lightweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 131 event at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, N.Y. It aired on FS2 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of the main card on FS1.
Tibau landed a pair of counterpunches 30 seconds in, then missed the mark with a couple spinning attacks. Ninety seconds in, Tibau shot for a takedown, but Green stuffed it, pushed Tibau out of the way, and landed a few big punches along the fence. A big right hand followed for Green not long after. Both fighters threw heavy midway through the frame. With two minutes left, Tibau shot for another takedown and again had it stuffed.
Neither fighter took a clear advantage in the second round after five minutes of looking for openings. Green seemed to be the slightly more active of the two, but not to the point of running away with the round.
Tibau landed nicely just ahead of the midway point of the final round. But Green came back from it in a hurry, and with authority. He wobbled Tibau and put him on the ropes with his fists. Tibau was bleeding from his nose, but Green let his foot off the pedal and reset in the center with two minutes left. Tibau got a few punches off late, but it wasn’t enough to turn the tide.
Green snapped a two-fight skid, which was the first losing slump of his career after five straight wins. Tibau’s skid continued with the loss. He has dropped four straight and hasn’t won since January 2015.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 131 results include:
- Desmond Green def. Gleison Tibau via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Nathaniel Wood def. Johnny Eduardo via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 2, 2:18
- Jose Torres def. Jarred Brooks via TKO (slam) – Round 2, 2:55
For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 131, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
come and try a ludus mma class free!
We want to make sure that Ludus MMA is the right fit for you before asking you to commit to a membership.
That’s why we’d like to offer you a FREE ONE-DAY PASS to our gym.
With your FREE PASS, you can:
- Try as many classes as you’d like,
- Explore the facility
- Talk to our coaches one-on-one about what you can expect as a member