Israel Adesanya's teammate knocks out Ion Cutelaba at UFC Vegas 119.

Stirling knocked out Cutelaba in the UFC. Photo: Getty Images/Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC

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In the co-main fight of ufc vegas 119, held this Saturday (20), at the Apex, in Las Vegas (USA), Navajo Stirling He maintained his undefeated record in professional MMA by defeating the experienced [opponent]. Ion cutelaba By knockout. Training partner of Israel adesanyaThe New Zealander withstood the Moldovan's best moments and found the opening to close out the fight in the second most important bout of the night.

Navajo Stirling secures his fifth consecutive victory in the organization.

In the first round, Cutelaba threatened with a guillotine choke after Stirling attempted a cage hold, but failed to secure the submission. The veteran also attempted several takedowns, but couldn't maintain control on the ground. In the striking exchanges, the New Zealander had the upper hand, landing cleaner and more impactful blows.

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Cutelaba's pressure continued in the next round. The Moldovan scored three takedowns and even worked with ground and pound strikes, but Stirling showed composure to survive the dangerous moments.

After getting up from one of his opponent's attacks, the undefeated City Kickboxing athlete reversed the situation and landed a precise sequence of blows, forcing the referee to stop the fight and securing another knockout victory in his career.

Christian Rodriguez completes another prospect deal.

By the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg), Christian rodriguez secured another notable victory this Saturday by overcoming Hyder Amil and further solidify its reputation as one of the biggest obstacles for young UFC talent. Responsible for halting the rise of names like Raúl Rosas Jr.The American once again frustrated a rising prospect in the organization.

The fight started evenly, with Amil using kicks to control the distance and impose his rhythm. Rodriguez, in turn, responded with greater precision in the striking exchanges, finding space to connect with clean punches to the face and take control of the action.

After landing a powerful head kick that stunned his opponent, Christian capitalized on the moment. With composure and technique, the American advanced his position until locking in a guillotine choke at 3:43 of the first round, forcing a stoppage and securing another impressive victory over an athlete considered a promising prospect in the division.

Jean Silva's former opponent suffers a rare submission loss.

Murtazali Magomedov It took him only a few minutes to show why he's considered one of the most promising fighters in the featherweight division. In light of... Melsik Baghdasaryan, former adversary of Jean SilvaThe Russian completely dominated the action from the very beginning of the match.

After closing the distance, Magomedov took his opponent down and quickly secured a dominant position on his back. The opportunity arose in the first round. Demonstrating a high level of grappling technique, the Russian transitioned to a rare twister at 1:17 of the first round, a move rarely seen in high-level MMA.

With the pressure applied to his spine and neck, Baghdasaryan found no way to escape and was forced to submit. The victory maintained Magomedov's undefeated record and entered the list of the most memorable submissions of the season.