On the main card of UFC Vegas 90, Morgan Charrière faced José Mariscal in featherweight. The Frenchman lost by split decision.
Round 1: Morgan Charrière is taken to the ground but manages to manhandle his opponent by attempting a guillotine. Standing up, the Frenchman appears more dangerous. Chepe Mariscal systematically tries to enter into a fight to avoid the strike of the ‘Last Pirate’. However, the American is exposed to knees to the body. Charrière defends opponent takedown attempts well, and demonstrates his superiority with his feet.
Round 2: The Frenchman hits the entry point with a nice right. Little by little, the two athletes engage and deliver hard blows. José Mariscal is marked on the face, while Morgan Charrière takes it well and shows no sign of vulnerability. The Frenchman brings his counterpart to the ground but fails to keep him…
Morgan Charrière bows after huge war against Chepe Mariscal
تشيبي ماريسكال ومورجان شاريير يسرقان الأضواء بفوزهما في Fight of the Night pic.twitter.com/hA3F9R2LhO
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Round 3: Charrière puts pressure on the American. ‘The Last Pirate’ is surprised by a nice combination from Mariscal, but manages to escape the worst. He validates an important takedown on ‘Chepe’, which allows him to breathe and dominate on the ground. At the end of the fight, Charrière suffered heavy damage from ground & pound but resisted well.
🚨🚨 MARISCAL WINS AGAINST MORGAN CHARRIÈRE 🇨🇵 BY SHARED DECISION! CRAZY FIGHT. RESPECT.#UFCVegas90
🚨🚨 ماريسكال يفوز على مورجان شاريير 🇨🇵 بقرار مشترك، قتال مجنون. احترام. pic.twitter.com/RsWKy3cAGC
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In the end, it was José Mariscal who won against Morgan Charrière by split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28).
In this war, Morgan Charrière gave everything but was not rewarded at the end. For his first fight in the United States, the ‘Last Pirate’ leaves with a defeat. He is now 1-1 in the UFC, and is 19-10 in MMA. The Frenchman, who has great ambitions in the queen organization, will absolutely have to bounce back and forget this setback to move forward.
