UFC 330: Gore Beats Luque but Loses Teeth in the Fight
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Tresean Gore won a fight at UFC 330. He beat Vicente Luque, a fighter from Brazil.
The fight had a lot of blood. Gore lost some teeth during the bout.
After the fight, people said Gore looked "banguela." This is a Portuguese word. It means a person with no front teeth.
Luque hit Gore hard in the fight. This made Gore lose his teeth.
Gore still won the fight. He was happy, even without his teeth.
UFC 330 also had another fight. It was between Poatan and Gane. This fight happened at the White House.
The referee in that fight made people angry. Many fans booed him.
UFC is a big sport with fighting. Many people watch it around the world.
Vocabulary10 words
- UFC
- a big fighting sport company
- bout
- a fight between two people
- banguela
- a Portuguese word for no front teeth
- referee
- the person who controls a sports fight
- booed
- made loud angry sounds to show you don't like something
- sport
- a game with physical activity, like fighting or running
- fighter
- a person who fights in sports
- Brazilian
- from the country Brazil
- blood
- the red liquid in your body
- White House
- the home of the USA president
Quiz
Answer key
1. Tresean Gore 2. He lost his teeth 3. No
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Tresean Gore won a fight at UFC _____. He beat Vicente Luque, a fighter from _____.
The fight had a lot of _____. Gore lost some _____ during the bout.
After the fight, people said Gore looked "_____." This means a person with no front teeth.
Luque hit Gore hard in the fight. This made Gore lose his _____.
UFC 330 also had another fight, between Poatan and _____, at the White House.
The referee in that fight made people angry. Many fans _____ him.