Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-02-25, disappointing mma bout: Augusto Sakai vs Don’Tale Mayes gets two stars.
Mayes vs Sakai is scheduled to take place Saturday, February 25th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Andre Muniz vs Brendan Allen – UFC Vegas 70 (also known as UFC Fight Night 220 or UFC on ESPN+ 78). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Augusto Sakai record
Augusto Sakai entered this fight with a pro record of 15-5-1 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.30 heavyweight in the world.
The last time he won a match was against Blagoy Ivanov in 2020 (Blagoy Ivanov vs Augusto Sakai), after this match he has lost to Alistair Overeem (Alistair Overeem vs Augusto Sakai), Jairzinho Rozenstruik (Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Augusto Sakai), Tai Tuivasa and Sergey Spivak (Augusto Sakai vs Sergey Spivak).
Don’Tale Mayes record
His opponent, Don’Tale Mayes, has an official mma record of 9-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.102 in the heavyweight division.
He lost two consecutive bouts between 2019 and 2020, against Ciryl Gane and Rodrigo Nascimento, but then he has beat Roque Martinez and Josh Parisian; after this match he has faced Hamdy Abdelwahab but it ended in a no-contest.
Mayes’ next fight: Andrei Arlovski vs Don’Tale Mayes
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 70 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Andre Muniz vs Brendan Allen
Augusto Sakai vs Dontale Mayes
Montana De La Rosa vs Tatiana Suarez
Mike Malott vs Yohan Lainesse
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Trevor Peek vs Erick Gonzalez
Gabriella Fernandes Hermogenes vs Jasmine Jasudavicius
Jordan Leavitt vs Victor Martinez
Charles Johnson vs Ode Osbourne
Joe Solecki vs Carl Deaton
Rafael Alves vs Nurullo Aliev
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Augusto Sakai vs Don’Tale Mayes as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Sakai vs Mayes fight?
Augusto Sakai defeated Don’Tale Mayes via unanimous decision. Scores were 30–27, 30–27, 30–27.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 70 post-fight octagon interview of Augusto Sakai and Don’Tale Mayes.
