Gilberto “Giba” Galvao, 36, of São Paulo, Brazil earned another ONE Championship victory on March 24, 2018. The Brazilian mixed martial artist competed against Jake Butler, 35, of New Jersey, United States in the middleweight division at “ONE: Iron Will” at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
With Kemp Cheng as the referee, the middleweight bout between Butler and Galvao was the second bout of the evening. The fighter from New Jersey is a decorated wrestler.
Galvao finished the job in the opening sequence of the contest’s second frame, checking a low kick from Butler with a hard knee. As Butler dropped to the canvas, he held onto his leg and hit the ground writhing in pain.
Cheng stepped in and called a halt to the bout. The fighter from São Paulo was declared the winner via technical knockout via strikes.
While “ONE: Iron Will” marked Galvao’s third ONE Championship bout, it marked Butler’s 10th fight in the promotion. The Brazilian MMA fighter made his promotional debut on September 2, 2016 at “ONE: Unbreakable Warriors” where he won via unanimous decision over Tatsuya Mizuno.
On August 5, 2017, Galvao returned to the ONE Championship cage and had his first loss in the promotion. He was knocked out via punch by Marcin Prachnio at “ONE: Kings and Conquerors.”
Defeating Butler improved Galvao’s professional MMA record to 30 wins and 6 losses. On the other hand, Butler now has 7 wins and 3 losses.
On January 29, 2016, Mizuno lost to Butler via technical knockout via elbows at “ONE: Clash of Heroes.” On August 27, 2016, Prachnio knocked out Butler via knees at “ONE: Titles and Titans.”
Butler made his promotional debut on February 2, 2013. He knocked out Antoni Romulo via punches at “ONE: Return of Warriors.”
After Romulo, Butler defeated his next two opponents Swain Cangco and James Koaume via technical knockout via punches and arm triangle submission, respectively. on October 18, 2013, Butler had his first loss in his career when he was knocked out by Sylvain Potard at “ONE: Total Domination.”
On December 5, 2014, Butler defeated Potard in their rematch at “ONE: Warrior’s Way” via unanimous decision. Prior to this, the former knocked out Mohamed Ali via punches at “ONE: War of Dragons.”
After a successful rematch with Potard, Butler faced Cristiano Kaminishi at “ONE: Odyssey of Champions.” Butler won the fight via unanimous decision.
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