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MIAMI – Philipe Lins beat Ion Cutelaba with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 299 at Kaseya Center in Miami.
Take a look inside the fight with Lins, who has four straight wins.
Philipe Lins def. Ion Cutelaba
Result: Philipe Lins def. Ion Cutelaba via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Updated records: Lins (18-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Cutelaba (17-10-1 MMA, 6-9-1 UFC)
Key stats: Cutelaba won the overall striking battle 119-73, but Lins had two takedowns and more than 5 minutes of control time.
Lins on the fight’s key moment
“I’m a complete fighter. I throw punches. I love boxing. I like wrestling. I’m a guy from jiu-jitsu. I’m an MMA fighter. It’s an MMA fight, and I always want to show my works in all martial arts.”
Lins on his move to 205 pounds
“Let’s see what’s going to happen with my foot and my next opponent. I don’t have a name right here, but I want to fight a ranked guy and see what’s going to happen. Now we’ll be ready for the big challenges.”
Lins on what he wants next
“Light heavyweight right now is my home. I’m feeling very great, very healthy. I did a good job at heavyweight. We never know, but I want to stay at light heavyweight. If the money was good, we can fight (at heavyweight) again.”
To hear more from Lins, check out the video above.
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