UFC Vegas 102 provided some surprises which many did not see coming as submissions and knockouts were showcased, along with a showstopping main event.
Preliminary card
The fight night started off with Jacqueline Cavalcanti increasing her winning streak to seven and remain undefeated in the UFC, beating Julia Avila by unanimous decision. Avila announced her retirement from the sport after losing her third bout in four fights.
Valter Walker had the pleasure of earning the first stoppage win of the event with a first-round submission, using a Heel Hook to defeat Don'Tale Mayes.
UFC debutant, Elijah Smith, secured an unanimous decision win against Vince Morales, despite being close to being choke out at the end of the third round.
Gabriel Bonfim began his second winning streak of his MMA career when he choked out Kalinn Williams with a D'Arce Choke in the second, leaving The Oxfighter unconscious with his eyes rolled back.
The only undefeated fighter of the event maintained his record as Rafael Estavam defeated Jesus Aguilar by unanimous decision.
In a close, contested battle, Angela Hill did just enough to defeat Ketlen Souza by split decision as she continues to increase her record for most fights and wins in the UFC Strawweight division.
Jose Delgado closed out the prelims with a first-round knockout over Connor Matthews to secure a debut win in the UFC and maintain his 100% finish rate on his record.
main card
Andre Petroski made it three wins-in-a-row as his striking game proved to be vital and have a big advantage over Rodolfo Vieira, winning by unanimous decision.
Nazim Sadykhov remains unbeaten since May 2019 as after a question mark kick landed to the face of Ismael Bonfim, the Brazilian's vision would be affected and so the fight ended with a Doctor Stoppage at the end of the first round.
Edmen Shahbazyan made quick work of Dylan Budka as he earned his 12th knockout win of his career as he stopped the Maryland-born fighter in the first round, claiming a Performance of the Night bonus alongside Gabriel Bonfim.
A new Featherweight challenger enters the rankings as Youssef Zalal defeated the #10 contender, Calvin Kattar, by unanimous decision to make it his seventh consecutive win.
The Main Event did not fail to disappoint as Jared Cannonier and Gregory Rodrigues went toe-to-toe until the fourth round. Robocop knocked down the Texan twice in the first round, making it look like the bout would soon be over, but the Killa Gorilla came back to earn a knockdown late in round three before stopping the Brazilian in the fourth to earn redemption in a thrilling comeback win.
Seattle is next to host a UFC Fight Night as the headliner sees a battle for Bantamweight redemption as the #7 contender, Henry Cejudo, takes on the #8 contender, Song Yadong.
Written by Charlie Oxtoby
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