UFC APEX events seem to be very underestimated this year as they have showcased pure entertainment as fans are shocked to see another fight night succeed in front of a limited audience.
Preliminary card
The fight card started off with Ramazonbek Temirov picking up his second UFC triumph with an unanimous decision win against Charles Johnson, increasing his winning streak to 11 and taking a spot in the Flyweight rankings.
JJ Aldrich got back in the win column with a very convincing unanimous decision win over Andrea Lee, putting herself back in with a chance to contest for a spot in the Women's Flyweight rankings, while Lee suffers a six-fight losing streak.
A second consecutive split decision victory was claimed by Danny Silva as he did just enough to beat Lucas Almeida.
Chepe Mariscal remains undefeated in the UFC after picking up an unanimous decision win against Ricardo Ramos as he proved to be tough both on the feet and ground.
Mario Pinto earned the first knockout of the night as a left hook, followed by a right hand, sent Austen Lane crashing down in the second round, picking up a win on his UFC debut and claiming a Performance of the Night bonus.
main card
An English Welterweight prospect became more recognised as Sam Patterson knocked out Danny Barlow to earn his third consecutive first-round finish, snapping Barlow's undefeated record.
In a close, contested three-round battle, Hyder Amil's pressure proved to make the difference as he secured a split decision win against William Gomis to keep his undefeated account in MMA.
The Fight of the Night saw Nasrat Haqparast and Esteban Ribovics go the full three rounds in an incredible striking exchange as the Moroccan came out on top to win by split decision and earn a five-fight winning streak.
Cody Brundage earned redemption in the Co-Main Event in a wild one-round bout as he defeated Julian Marquez by first-round TKO, making it his fifth first-round triumph in the organisation.
The Main Event capped off a brilliant night of mixed martial arts as Manel Kape maintained his #6 contender's spot in the Flyweight rankings after defeating Asu Almabayev by third-round TKO in what was the second Performance of the Night.
Star Boy is hoping to get his title opportunity in the UFC, but he may need to fight once more to secure title contention against Alexandre Pantoja.
The T-Mobile Arena will be back to host another PPV event as Alex Pereira defends his Light Heavyweight title against Magomed Ankalaev in the headline of UFC 313, while Justin Gaethje takes on 11 days' noticed opponent, Rafael Fiziev in the Co-Main Event.
Written by Charlie Oxtoby
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