C. Puelles puts a knee lock on C. Guida in the UFC Las Vegas 52. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Created as an emergency measure during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the UFC Las Vegas has become a tradition for Ultimate. The 100th edition, with Carlos Prates and Neil Magny as protagonists, will be held this Saturday (9).
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Over the course of more than four years, the Octagon at the 'Apex' in Las Vegas has generated countless historic moments for MMA fans. With that in mind, the team at SUPER FIGHTS selected the 10 best finishes that went down in history UFC Las Vegas.
10 – Tom Aspinall x Andrei Arlovski UFC Las Vegas 19
Today Tom aspinall is the interim heavyweight champion (up to 120,2 kg), but when he faced the former champion Andrei Arlovski No. UFC Las Vegas 19, in February 2021, he was still just a prospect. At the time, the British fighter finished the fight with a rear naked choke in the second round.
9 – Erin Blanchfield x Jéssica Bate-Estaca UFC Las Vegas 69
Erin Blanchfield was only 23 years old when she submitted Brazilian Jéssica “Bate-Estaca” with a rear naked choke in the main fight of the UFC Las Vegas 69.
8 – Jim Miller x Gabriel Benitez UFC Las Vegas 84
After undermining his rival's movement with a sequence of leg kicks throughout a dominant performance, the record holder for fights and victories in the Ultimate, Jim Miller, finished Gabriel benitez with a rear naked choke in the third round of the main card of UFC Las Vegas 84.
7 – Julian Erosa vs Ricardo Carcacinha UFC Vegas 89
After a good start to the fight, the featherweight (up to 65,7 kg) Ricardo Carcacinha attempted a takedown in julian erosa, but left his neck exposed, which allowed his rival to capitalize with a beautiful guillotine choke at UFC Vegas 89.
6 – Da'Mon Blackshear x Jose Johnson UFC Las Vegas 78
The sixth place in our ranking went to bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg) Da'Mon Blackshear, who applied a very rare twister on his compatriot Joseph Johnson and ended the fight in the first round, in the 78th edition of UFC Las Vegas.
5 – Jimmy Flick x Cody Durden UFC Las Vegas 17
in the fight between Jimmy Flick e cody durden No. UFC Las Vegas 17, in December 2020, Flick recovered from a hard punishment, drew Durden into guard and locked in a flying triangle. The move was so well executed that it forced the opponent to tap out.
4 – Mackenzie Dern x Hannah Cifers UFC Las Vegas 1
In the first edition of UFC Las Vegas, in May 2020, the black belt Mackenzie dern recovered from a defeat in style. The Brazilian-American gave Hannah Cifers no chance and finished her rival in the first round with a kneebar.
3 – Jessica Bate-Estaca x Amanda Lemos UFC Las Vegas 52
To open our podium, the former flyweight champion (up to 56,7 kg), Jessica Stacker, returned to the division where he reigned to apply a rare standing hand triangle and win Amanda lemos still in the first round, in the UFC Las Vegas 52.
2 – Molly McCann x Diana Belbita UFC LAS Vegas 85
Pressured by two consecutive defeats, Molly McCann won again categorically in the UFC Las Vegas 85, in February of this year. On that occasion, the British athlete applied an armbar so brutal that it ended up breaking the Romanian athlete's arm. Diana Belbita, which earned him the silver medal on our list.
1 – Claudio Puelles x Clay Guida UFC Las Vegas 52
The first place on the list went to Peruvian Cludio Puelles, who gave the veteran no chance Clay guida and applied a kneebar in the first round of the UFC Las Vegas 52, held in April 2022.
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