The Theater at Virgin Accommodations performed host to the UFC for the primary time this weekend because the MMA chief adopted final weekend’s excellent pay-per-view occasion at T-Cell Enviornment with one other top quality residence recreation on Saturday afternoon.
Following the occasion, UFC officers introduced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses.
Struggle Of The Evening: Vitor Petrino vs Anton Turkalj
Few folks had this one circled as a licensed banger, significantly on such a stacked and entertaining card, however Vitor Petrino vs Anton Turkalj kicked off the primary card with a contest that set the tone for the remainder of the night.
It’s exceptional that this one went the space contemplating each mild heavyweights discovered their mark on repeated events. Because the fifteen minutes wore on, it was the Brazilian Petrino who began to drag away on the scorecards, regardless of some wild assaults from his opponent. With the win, Petrino is already on the brief listing for debut of the 12 months.
Efficiency Of The Evening: Davey Grant
Veteran Raphael Assuncao had indicated this week that it was seemingly his final go to to the Octagon, and for the higher a part of the struggle, it regarded like he may exit with a victory, significantly after his opponent, Davey Grant, had some extent deducted. However with the cardboard stacked in opposition to him, “Harmful” went into beast mode and ended the struggle within the waning seconds with solely the fourth inverted triangle choke submission in UFC historical past.
Efficiency Of The Evening: Bruno Silva
Regardless of being two years faraway from Octagon, Bruno Silva displayed zero signal of ring rust as he notched his third straight end victory in opposition to veteran Tyson Nam. Speedy, robust and surgical, Silva’s three-fight win streak sends a transparent discover to the remainder of the flyweight division.
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