Maiquel Falcão

Maiquel Falcão
Maiquel Falcão
Born Maiquel José Falcão Gonçalves
March 8, 1981 (1981-03-08) (age 30)
Pelotas, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
Other names Big Rig
Nationality Brazilian
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division Middleweight
Reach 71.0 in (180 cm)
Style Boxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Curitiba, Brazil
Team Chute Boxe Academy
Rank black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active 2004–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 33
Wins 28
By knockout 23
By submission 3
By decision 2
Losses 4
By knockout 3
By submission 1
No contests 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: November 22, 2010

Maiquel José Falcão Gonçalves is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is best known for his one-fight stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in the middleweight division.

Contents

Mixed Martial Arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On November 20, 2010, Falcão won his UFC debut at UFC 123 against Gerald Harris by unanimous decision. The bout was controversial for multiple reasons. The first case of controversy occurred at the end of the opening round. After dominating the opening round, Falcão sunk in a rear naked choke. However, the buzzer to signal the end of the round clearly went off at least 5 or 6 seconds before the round had actually ended.[1] The incident was arguably costly for Falcão, as Dana White believed that had the round expired at the correct time, that Harris would have succumbed to the submission.[2] The rest of the bout was very different, with the third round even seeing a virtual stop to Falcão's attacks.[3] After a strong crowd reaction, the bout ended and Falcão was declared the winner via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28).[4]

Following the fight and criticism from Dana White, Falcão stated that the reason for the lack of action in the third round was that he was waiting for Harris to attack, so he could counter, but that was not the case.[3] The bout was heavily criticised and Harris lost his job soon after.[5] Falcão also said afterwards: "He tapped out in three different occasions, hiding it. It was a new thing for me, it was the first time I got three wins on the same bout. On the first round, he tapped out the first time when he was on the four points position, then he tapped out again in the end of the first round, when I got him on the rear naked choke with his body turned up, and on the third round he tapped out again on a rear naked choke."[6]

Just days later, Falcão was arrested in Brazil on the grounds of alleged assault on a woman back in 2002. Falcão had been sentenced to a 24-month house arrest in 2002, but following 8 months of the sentence, moved house on the assurance from his lawyer, that the Brazilian authorities would approve.[7] After four days of detainment, Falcão was released and given an 18-month probationary period.[8]

Falcão was expected to return at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann against Alessio Sakara.[9] However, in January 2011, he pulled out of the fight due to injury.[10]

Falcão was expected to face Tom Lawlor on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134[11] but was suddenly released from the promotion on May 11, stemming from surroundings of his 2002 assault charge.[12]

Post UFC

Falcão's first fight after his release was against fellow Brazilian Julio Cesar Bilik at Centurion MMA 2 on July 9, 2011. Falcao dropped Bilik early on with a clean punch before pouncing on him with a barrage of punches before the referee eventually stepped in to stop the fight giving Falcao the TKO win after just 27 seconds.[13]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 28-4 (1) Brazil Douglas del Rio TKO (punches) Apocalypse FC 1 02011-10-08 October 8, 2011 1 1:15 Passo Fundo, Brazil
Loss 27-4 (1) Brazil Antonio Braga Neto Submission (kimura) Amazon Forest Combat 02011-09-14 September 14, 2011 2 4:26 Manaus, Brazil
Win 27-3 (1) Brazil Julio Cesar Bilik TKO (punches) Centurion MMA 2 02011-07-09 July 9, 2011 1 0:28 Itajaí, Brazil
Win 26–3 (1) United States Gerald Harris Decision (unanimous) UFC 123 02010-11-20 November 20, 2010 3 5:00 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Win 25–3 (1) Brazil Wendres Carlos da Silva TKO (punches) Arena Gold Fights 2 02010-07-17 July 17, 2010 1 N/A Curitiba, Brazil
Win 24–3 (1) Brazil Daniel Ludtke TKO (knee and punches) Match Point Sports Aquafit Fight Championship 2 02009-10-09 October 9, 2009 1 0:52 Pelotas, Brazil
Win 23–3 (1) Brazil Ricardo Silva TKO (doctor stoppage) Blackout FC 3 02009-09-05 September 5, 2009 1 0:12 Balneario Camboriu, Brazil
Win 22–3 (1) Brazil Arimarcel Santos TKO (punches) WFC: Pozil Challenge 02009-08-01 August 1, 2009 1 2:26 Gramado, Brazil
Win 21–3 (1) Brazil Eli Reger Submission (rear naked choke) Nitrix Show Fight 2 02009-05-16 May 16, 2009 1 2:29 Joinville, Brazil
Win 20–3 (1) Brazil Allan Froes TKO (punches) Golden Fighters 1 02009-04-18 April 18, 2009 1 2:15 Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Win 19–3 (1) Brazil Nelson Martins KO Floripa Fight 5 02009-03-07 March 7, 2009 1 N/A Florianopolis, Brazil
Loss 18–3 (1) Brazil Daniel Ludtke TKO (punches) Clube da Luta 1 02008-12-21 December 21, 2008 1 1:12 Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Win 18–2 (1) Brazil Romulo Nascimento KO (punches) Paranagua Fight 2 02008-09-05 September 5, 2008 1 2:10 Paranaguá, Brazil
Win 17–2 (1) Brazil Rodrigo Freitas TKO (punches) Predador FC 11 02008-07-06 July 6, 2008 2 2:24 Brazil
Win 16–2 (1) Brazil Edson Franca Submission (punches) Predador FC 10: Kamae 02008-04-26 April 26, 2008 2 N/A Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win 15–2 (1) Brazil Josue Verde TKO (punches) Floripa Fight 4 02008-03-29 March 29, 2008 1 1:40 Florianopolis, Brazil
Loss 14–2 (1) Brazil Fabio Maldonado TKO (punches) Predador FC 9: Welterweight Grand Prix 02008-03-15 March 15, 2008 2 2:00 Sao Paulo, Brazil
NC 14–1 (1) Brazil Fabiano Scherner No contest Desafio: Fight Show 02007-12-08 December 8, 2007 1 N/A Brazil
Win 14–1 Brazil Reinaldo Samurai KO (punch) Bage Open Fight 02007-11-10 November 10, 2007 1 3:00 Bage, Brazil
Win 13–1 Brazil Daniel Barbosa KO (knee and punches) Desafio: Fight Show 02007-09-08 September 8, 2007 1 1:40 Pelotas, Brazil
Win 12–1 Brazil Alex Moura TKO (punches) Full Fight: Open Vale Tudo 02007-08-11 August 11, 2007 1 2:00 Brazil
Win 11–1 Brazil Lucio Aguiar KO (punches) Storm Samurai 02007-07-28 July 28, 2007 1 N/A Pelotas, Brazil
Win 10–1 Brazil Leandro Gordo KO (punches) Desafio: Fight Show 02007-06-23 June 23, 2007 1 0:15 Florianopolis, Brazil
Win 9–1 Brazil Laerte Costa Silva de Oliveira Submission (punches) G1: Open Fight 3 02007-05-19 May 19, 2007 1 4:30 Curitiba, Brazil
Loss 8–1 Brazil Fabio Maldonado TKO (punches) Mariliense MMA Circuit 1 02007-05-18 May 18, 2007 3 0:46 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win 8–0 Brazil Felipe Miranda KO (punches and elbows) Super Fight 02007-04-11 April 11, 2007 1 2:00 Pelotas, Brazil
Win 7–0 Brazil Silverio Bueno KO (punches) Paranaguá Fight 1 02007-03-24 March 24, 2007 1 0:42 Paranaguá, Brazil
Win 6–0 Brazil Claudio Mattos KO (punches) Tsunamy 4 02006-10-07 October 7, 2006 1 2:00 Pelotas, Brazil
Win 5–0 Brazil Rogerio Farias KO (knees and punches) Coliseu Fight 02006-07-08 July 8, 2006 1 4:00 Pelotas, Brazil
Win 4–0 Brazil Anderson Brito KO (punch) Tsunamy 3 02005-04-09 April 9, 2005 1 4:00 Pelotas, Brazil
Win 3–0 Brazil Josimar Lira Rodrigues Decision (unanimous) Tsunamy 2 02004-12-11 December 11, 2004 1 15:00 Pelotas, Brazil
Win 2–0 Brazil Andre Rocha TKO (punches) Camaqua Open Vale Tudo 02004-11-21 November 21, 2004 1 4:00 Camaqua, Brazil
Win 1–0 Brazil Guilherme Freitas KO (knees) Piratini Fight 02004-04-24 April 24, 2004 1 3:30 Piratini, Brazil

References

  1. ^ "UFC 123s Gerald Harris discusses timekeeping issue; controversial choke". mmajunkie.com. November 23, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21507/ufc-123s-gerald-harris-discusses-timekeeping-issue-controversial-choke.mma. 
  2. ^ "UFC in talks with Michigan regarding timekeeping issue, officials dismiss conspiracy". mmajunkie.com. November 24, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21509/ufc-in-talks-with-michigan-regarding-timekeeping-issue-officials-dismiss-conspiracy.mma. 
  3. ^ a b "UFCs Falcao says White's criticism fair; fans pay to watch scraps, not strategy". mmajunkie.com. November 25, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21532/ufcs-falcao-says-whites-criticism-fair-fans-pay-to-watch-scraps-not-strategy.mma. 
  4. ^ "UFC 123 main card recap: Shocked "Rampage" awarded split decision win". mmajunkie.com. November 21, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21479/ufc-123-main-card-recap.mma. 
  5. ^ "Former UFC middleweight contender Gerald Harris: "I messed up"". mmajunkie.com. November 29, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21558/former-ufc-middleweight-contender-gerald-harris-i-messed-up.mma. 
  6. ^ "Maiquel happy with three wins at UFC 123". tatame.com. November 23, 2010. http://www.tatame.com/2010/11/23/Maiquel-happy-with-three-wins-at-UFC-123. 
  7. ^ "UFCs Maiquel Falcao arrested in Brazil on years old charge; expects quick release". mmajunkie.com. December 3, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21610/ufcs-maiquel-falcao-arrested-in-brazil-on-years-old-charge-expects-quick-release.mma. 
  8. ^ "Brazilian authorities release UFCs Maiquel Falcao issue 18 month probation". mmajunkie.com. December 7, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21661/brazilian-authorities-release-ufcs-maiquel-falcao-issue-18-month-probation.mma. 
  9. ^ "Alessio Sakara vs. Maiquel Falcao on tap for UFC on Versus 3 in March". mmajunkie.com. December 9, 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21697/alessio-sakara-vs-maiquel-falcao-on-tap-for-ufc-on-versus-3-in-march.mma. 
  10. ^ "Rafael “Sapo” Natal Replaces Injured Maiquel Falcao at UFC on Versus 3". mmaweekly.com. January 14, 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/rafael-sapo-natal-replaces-injured-maiquel-falcao-at-ufc-on-versus-3. 
  11. ^ "Maiquel Falcao vs. Tom Lawlor in the works for Brazil's UFC 134 event". mmajunkie.com. April 25, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/23372/maiquel-falcao-vs-tom-lawlor-in-the-works-for-brazils-ufc-134-event.mma. 
  12. ^ "Maiquel Falcao released from the UFC, bout with Tom Lawlor off for UFC 134". MMAWeekly.com. May 11,2011. http://mmaweekly.com/maiquel-falcao-released-from-the-ufc-bout-with-tom-lawlor-off-for-ufc-134. 
  13. ^ "Falcao to Make Post-UFC Debut July 9 at Centurion MMA 2". Sherdog.com. 2011-6-22. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Falcao-to-Make-Post-UFC-Debut-July-9-at-Centurion-MMA-2-33393. 

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