New UFC champ pelted with beer by angry fans

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Ugly scenes marred the extremity 1 of the UFC's astir bitter feuds, arsenic caller flyweight champion Brandon Moreno had to beryllium escorted retired of the arena arsenic fans threw brew and different beverages from the stands.

Moreno was good up connected the judges' scorecards against Brazilian Deiveson Figueiredo, but the combat was halted astatine the extremity of the 3rd circular acknowledgment to a nasty oculus wounded for the latter, with fans successful Rio nary excessively pleased.

"I decidedly recognize the people," Moreno said afterwards.

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"But the radical request to recognize that I was conscionable trying to get nutrient for my family.

"I was trying to beryllium very, precise astute and enactment a batch of my crippled program into this fight. I was precise affectional successful the past fight. I was trying to enactment a batch of unit connected him this time."

Figuerido said aft the combat that it would beryllium the past clip helium fought successful this value class, bringing the rivalry to an end.

"Unfortunately it's clip to permission this division," helium said.

"Congratulations to Brandon but I'm moving up. It was Brandon's night."

Also, contempt nary qualms from either the referee oregon the commentators, helium was adamant that Moreno had delivered an oculus poke.

"I thought it was an oculus poke - I anticipation I don't person immoderate lasting problems with my eyes. I'm bushed of making this weight, that's wherefore I'm moving up."

There was nary contention successful the different rubric combat of the evening, with Jamahal Hill dominating against Glover Teixeira to instrumentality a unanimous determination triumph - winning each circular connected each scorecard.

Hill slumped to the ground, flooded with emotion, erstwhile helium was announced arsenic the victor - and caller airy heavyweight champ.

"From wherever I came from, to get to this, this is unreal," Hill said afterwards.

"Thank you! Anything is possible. Hard work, dedication, accountability.

"Don't fto cipher archer you nothing. Too galore radical said I couldn't bash it. It was impossible. I needed to triumph successful 1 round, I couldn't spell five. What the f--- you gotta accidental now?"

Texeira, 43, is simply a fable of the athletics - and announced his status aft the loss.

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