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UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev on October 22 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi was over-stacked with exciting fights and matchups, the event also features two title fights that have the fans’ interest piped. Besides the main event lightweight title bout, the bantamweight title is also up for grabs. However, the opening bout of the evening between Karol Rosa and Lina Lansberg reminded fans of another controversial fight.

Interestingly, both the fighters who were involved in the aforesaid were also featured on the UFC 280 fight card.

What happened in the opening bout of UFC 280?

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After spending two years away from Octagon, Sweden’s Lina ‘Elbow Queen’ Lansberg faced the Brazilian Karol Rosa in the prelims card of the event. Rosa’s reach didn’t work to her advantage in the first round, as a result, she spent the first round with her back on the mat. But come the second round and there was a change in the control and rhythm of the fight.

The Brazilian controlled the second round and while she had the Swede on the ropes, Rosa hit the ‘Elbow Queen’ with a knee. This stopped the fight for a while as the referees decided whether the knee was illegal. But after deliberation and a reduction in points, the fight resumed.

The fight ended with Rosa’s hand raised as she dominated the Swede in the last two rounds. Interestingly, this was Brazilian’s second appearance in Abu Dhabi. After this dominant performance, she would be eyeing a fight at UFC’s upcoming Brazil event.

How did the MMA fans react?

Following this incident, a parallel can be drawn between Rosa’s knee and Petr Yan‘s illegal knee to Aljamain Sterling. As fate would have it, both the fighters featured on the same UFC card, albeit facing different opponents now.

As expected, fight fans knew the knee was illegal.

One fan pointed out, “Very illegal knee.

Another user mentioned that the Swede once fought Cris Cyborg, and therefore she wouldn’t quit.

A user mentioned the repercussion of Rosa’s knee.

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