LAS VEGAS – [autotag]David Onama[/autotag] made a statement in his return to the octagon.
The UFC featherweight put to sleep his opponent [autotag]Garrett Armfield[/autotag] in the preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 39, which took place at the UFC Apex. Onama (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) submitted Armfield (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) with an arm triangle choke at the 3:13 mark of Round 2.
The submission came following a very competitive opening round, where Armfield wobbled Onama with a hard punch. However, the grappling strength of Onama prevailed as he slapped on a deep submission to put his opponent to sleep.
Below you can watch Onama’s finish (via Twitter):
HE PUT HIM TO SLEEP 😴 #UFCVegas58 pic.twitter.com/5vmh75tf69
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 9, 2022
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This victory marks Onama’s second consecutive win in the UFC after having lost his promotional debut in a lightweight bout against Mason Jones. The loss in his debut is his only career defeat. Onama was coming off KO win over Mexico’s Gabriel Benitez, in which he won a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 39 results include:
- David Onama def. Garrett Armfield via technical submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 3:13
- Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Karl Roberson via TKO (elbows) – Round 3, 2:19
- Saidyokub Kakhramonov def. Ronnie Lawrence via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
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