Davey Grant Inverted Triangle Choke was Bonus Worthy

The Theater at Virgin Resorts 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-Cellular Area with one other top quality house recreation on Saturday afternoon.

Following the occasion, UFC officers introduced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses.

Struggle Of The Night time: Vitor Petrino vs Anton Turkalj

Few folks had this one circled as an authorized banger, significantly on such a stacked and entertaining card, however Vitor Petrino vs Anton Turkalj kicked off the principle card with a contest that set the tone for the remainder of the night.

It’s outstanding 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 yr.

Efficiency Of The Night time: Davey Grant

Veteran Raphael Assuncao had indicated this week that it was doubtless his final go to to the Octagon, and for the higher a part of the combat, it seemed like he would possibly 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 combat within the waning seconds with solely the fourth inverted triangle choke submission in UFC historical past.

Efficiency Of The Night time: 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, sturdy and surgical, Silva’s three-fight win streak sends a transparent discover to the remainder of the flyweight division.

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