Australian fighter Robert Whittaker defeated his Brazilian challenger, Paulo Costa, in the fight that brought them together this Sunday morning, within the UFC 298 Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) championship.
Costa almost defeated Whittaker in the final of the first round when he spun and delivered a strong kick to the head with his foot. The Australian fighter lost his balance, but luck was on his side as time ran out. The “Kangaroo” caught his breath in the next two rounds and outperformed the Brazilian fighter in points by unanimous decision of the judges, by (30). -27, 29-28, 29-28) in an exciting fight, which took place in Anaheim, California, USA.
Robert Whittaker, 33 years old, achieved his 25th victory during his professional career so far, compared to 7 defeats.
While Paulo Costa, 32 years old, suffered his third defeat during his professional career so far, compared to 14 victories.
Golden Falcon star Chevontik achieves a historic achievement in Doha
Polish star Iga Szwiłtek retained the title of the 1,000-point Doha Tennis Championship for the third time in a row, with a total prize pool of more than 3 million and 211 thousand dollars.
Iga Shevyontik's victory came at the expense of Kazakhstan's Yelena Rybakina, after she defeated her in two sets without a response, (7-6) and (6-2) in the final match of the "Qatar otal Energies Open 2024" tournament, which brought them together today, Saturday, in the Qatar Otal Energies Open 2024 tournament. Khalifa International Tennis Club.
Opta, a numbers and statistics agency, reported that Iga Švyontek (22 years old) became the first player to win three consecutive titles in one tournament, since American Serena Williams did so at the Miami Open in the period from 2013 to 2015.
The Polish star, ranked number one in the world, achieved her fourteenth victory on the Doha Championship court against one loss in 2012, and her second victory over Jelena Rybakina, ranked fourth, against three losses, in the history of confrontations between them so far.