This UFC fight night event in Sao Paulo, Brazil has been nothing short of exciting all throughout the night. Kicking off the main card was a fight between Elves Brener and Kaynan Kruschewsky in a catchweight bout due to Kruschewsky stepping in very short notice for this fight. The fight was back and forth for the majority of the first round until a short left hook behind the ear flatlines Kruschewsky having him faceplant on the canvas.

Brener didn't care who he was in there with as he was a man on a mission when he stepped into that octagon in front of his home crowd in Brazil. He is now 16-3  in his MMA career and 3-0 in the UFC with all three wins coming this year against some very tough competition like Zubaira Tukhugov and Guram Kuteteladze with each of his last two wins coming by knockout.

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Brener is a Chute Boxe athlete training with the former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira which gives him the right skillset to make a long run in the UFC's lightweight division. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt with strong wrestling and the Chute Boxe striking arsenal to become a legit contender in the UFC. In his postfight speech, he asked for a top-15 opponent next, and after three wins like that, he's more than worthy of that opportunity.

UFC fight night in Sao Paulo, Brazil still has a ton of exciting fights left to go on this main card like the heavyweight showdown in the main event between two top-ranked heavyweight contenders Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis who are both looking for a big win tonight. Don't miss the rest of the action as you can catch it over at ESPN+.