Yago Dora Upsets John John Florence at Oi Rio Pro

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Saturday, May 13, 2017

Yago Dora was looking for some payback in his Round Three match with World Champion John John Florence. The young Brazilian has been on a tear, and nearly beat Florence, who's also the defending event champion, during Round One. After nailing a 9 in that heat, he lost by the narrowest of margins on a split decision. On Saturday he didn't want to repeat that, so the Oi Rio Pro wildcard got moving. This time, he scored a rather large win over the champ, handing John John his earliest exit of the year. Ultimately, it was this two-turn combo that proved to be the fatal shot for the reigning World Champ in Round Three.

Trials winner Yago Dora of Brazil caused a major upset by eliminated World Champion and Jeep Rankings Leader John John Florence of Hawaii in Heat 6 of Round Three of the Oi Rio Pro at Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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