Robert Ruchala lost to William Gomis at UFC in Paris

Robert Ruchała lost his fight against William Gomis at the UFC gala in Paris. For the Pole it was his first appearance in the world’s best MMA organization.

Robert Ruchala and William Gomis faced each other in the first fight of the main card of the UFC gala in Paris. The talented Pole, in his premiere bout in the best MMA league in the world, had to measure himself not only against his rival, but also against the cheering of the fans, who vigorously supported the Frenchman.

Robert Ruchala was the interim champion of KSW ‘s featherweight division, however, he made the decision to follow his athletic dreams and with the help ofJoanna Jedrzejczyk, he managed to make it to the prestigious UFC organization.

William Gomis started with a strong kick to the torso of the Pole. An exchange of low kicks. Robert Ruchała brought out a nice right straight. William Gomis imposes the pace of the fight, brings out more kicks and also tries to bite Ruchala with boxing actions. A great combination by Robert Ruchala finished with an accurate spin to the body. Ruchala gets the takedown after a moment of short-circuiting in the middle of the octagon, but Gomis managed to get up. Robert is working under the net. Good work by both fighters. Ruchala wants to overthrow while William Gomis successfully defends himself. After a moment of exchanging stand-up strikes, we have again a clinch under the net, where Gomis brings out the knees. Another accurate middle kick from Gomis, Robert clearly felt the impact.

Robert Ruchała started the second round with kicks and then attempted an overthrow. Unfortunately, it was an unsuccessful action by the Pole, after which he quickly took several knee strikes. William Gomis, for the time being, looks great on the defensive and does not allow himself to be fooled by the Pole’s actions. Another unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Ruchała. After a while Robert and William clinch and exchange elbows and knees. Robert Ruchala finally has the coveted ground position, where he can work on stabilizing his position, but the Frenchman cleverly tries to get closer to the net with his hip movements. Ruchala keeps his opponent on the ground for a long time, but only delivers single punches from the top. Gomis managed to get up under the net. William broke the clinch and tried to attack with kicks, but the Pole cleverly avoided the Frenchman’s attacks.

A calm opening of the third round. Gomis shot through, and after a moment brought out a long straight, unfortunately he opened his hand in the process hooking his fingers on Ruchała’s eye. We got a break and a visit from the doctor, who assessed the Pole’s health positively and allowed the duel to continue. William Gomis after resuming hits the torso with strong punches. A good exchange in the stand-up, after which Ruchala moved for an overthrow, unfortunately the Frenchman excelled in defense and turned the situation under the net. Great disposition of Gomis, who dictates the pace in the standup. Strong battle at the end of the round after Ruchala hit with a high kick. A lot of chaos as both fighters delivered powerful punches. Strong elbow strikes from the Pole, but Gomis takes the fight to the mat. William Gomis defeated Robert Ruchala by unanimous decision of the judges.