UFC Kansas City Results: Denise Gomes Blasts Bruna Brasil

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Denise Gomes made a statement, punching out Bruna Brasil in the second round of their strawweight preliminary bout at UFC on ESPN 44.

The story of the fight was Gomes’ power and aggression, as she effortlessly navigated Brasil’s greater height and reach to land numerous overhand rights. Gomes also managed a couple of takedowns, dragging the taller woman down with nifty trips from the clinch, while denying Brasil’s takedown attempts in the first round.

Midway through Round 2, Gomes came forward, landing a left hook to the body followed by a right overhand that dropped Brasil in her tracks. Gomes swarmed for the finish, and after a string of unanswered lefts and rights on the ground, referee Dwayne Bess dove in for the stoppage, which came officially at 2 minutes, 42 seconds of the stanza.

The win evened up Gomes’ UFC record at 1-1 since joining the promotion out of the 2022 season of Dana White's Contender Series; Brasil, who incidentally won on the very same episode of the show last fall, fell to 0-1 with the promotion.

#UFCKansasCity Official Scorecard: Bruna Brasil vs Denise Gomes

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