Monster Energy’s Gaston Bolanos Defeats Aaron Phillips at UFC Fight Night Kansas City

“I’ve by no means gained like that, so it was very satisfying. I assumed I had him there a few instances. I in all probability may have completed him, however it was an excellent three-round combat, which is one thing I’ve been searching for some time.” – Gaston Bolanos

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (PRWEB)
April 17, 2023

‘The Dreamkiller’ has arrived within the UFC! Monster Energy congratulates Gaston Bolanos on defeating Aaron Phillips in Saturday night time’s Bantamweight Division combat at UFC Kansas City.

In Saturday night time’s prelims combat inside T-Mobile Center, the 30-year-old from Lima, Peru, went the gap for 3 rounds to clinch the victory by unanimous resolution (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

UFC Kansas City was contested in entrance of a high-energy crowd inside T-Mobile Center. With 14 fights on the cardboard, the prelims and important card have been broadcast dwell on ESPN+.

Monster Energy’s Bolanos (7-3) got here to Kansas City seeking to make his debut as knowledgeable fighter within the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) promotion. After competing at featherweight, the combat additionally marked his first outing at bantamweight (135 kilos). Previously, the Peruvian MMA athlete made a reputation for himself within the Bellator MMA promotion as ‘The Dreamkiller’ and most lately defeated Daniel Carey by TKO at Bellator 277 in April 2022.

His opponent on Saturday night time was American Aaron Phillips (12-5) from Lafayette, Louisiana, seeking to get better from a submission loss in opposition to Jack Shore in July 2020.

The combat opened strategically as fighters tried to land from the gap, with Bolanos connecting kicks and pressuring Phillips on the power of fast one-two combos and proper jabs. In the ultimate moments of Round 1, Bolanos dealt punishing physique kicks and knocked his opponent over with a low kick.

The second spherical began with Bolanos defending in opposition to a submission try from Phillips, escaping a rear bare choke and returning hearth with heavy elbows earlier than getting again to his toes. Bolanos countered one other takedown by the American, and the spherical ended with Bolanos touchdown high-volume punches till the bell.

The remaining spherical noticed Bolanos retain his momentum and convey the strain, dealing a straight proper within the first minute earlier than rising within the prime place from a wild scramble. After touchdown huge ground-and-pound photographs, Bolanos took the combat again to standing and unleashed a signature spinning elbow on the American. When all was mentioned and executed, the judges pronounced Bolanos the winner by unanimous resolution (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

“I anticipated this combat to be robust. I knew Aaron was going to be a tricky combat,” mentioned Monster Energy’s Bolanos upon successful his UFC debut in Kansas City.

Saturday night time’s win marks the primary resolution victory for the fighter from Peru. “I’ve by no means gained like that, so it was very satisfying,” mentioned Bolanos, including: “I assumed I had him there a few instances. I in all probability may have completed him, however it was an excellent three-round combat, which is one thing I’ve been searching for some time.”

Born and raised in Peru, Bolanos moved to the United States at 13 years outdated. He excelled as a kickboxer, advancing to incomes the title of Junior World Amateur Muay Thai Champion and U.S. National Muay Thai Champion. He made his skilled Bellator MMA debut in 2017 and earned six victories by knockout earlier than signing with the UFC in November 2022.

What’s subsequent for the ‘Dreamkiller’? In his post-fight interview, Bolanos mentioned: “Lots of people didn’t assume that I used to be prepared for this, and I believe I confirmed at the moment that I belong. I’m prepared for extra. The bantamweight division, I consider, is on discover now!”

Gaston Bolanos counts amongst Monster Energy’s elite UFC athletes together with Kamaru Usman, Jon “Bones” Jones, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal, Chris “The All American” Weidman, Rose Namajunas, Tony Ferguson, Marlon Vera, Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Maycee “The Future” Barber, Paulo “The Eraser” Costa, Stipe “Stone Cold” Miocic, Michael Chandler, Justin Gaethje, Jessica-Rose Clark, Valentina Shevchenko, Sean “Suga” O’Malley, Brandon Moreno, Daniel Rodriguez, Alex Pereira, Punahele Soriano, Gilbert Burns, Giga “Ninja” Chikadze, and Islam Makhachev.

For extra on Monster Energy’s MMA athletes, go to http://www.monsterenergy.com. Follow Monster Energy on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

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