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Check out the best photos from Diego Lopes’ first-round submission win over Gavin Tucker at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Diego Lopes[/autotag]’ first-round submission win over [autotag]Gavin Tucker[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photos by Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports)
Diego Lopes’ UFC debut in May didn’t come under the best circumstances. That bad taste likely is gone after Saturday.
[autotag]Diego Lopes[/autotag]’ UFC debut in May didn’t come under the best circumstances. That bad taste likely is gone after Saturday.
Lopes (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) looked virtually perfect with a first-round triangle-armbar submission of Gavin Tucker (13-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) that came just 98 seconds into the first round at UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville, Tenn. It was just the 11th finish of its kind in UFC history.
Lopes lost a short-notice promotional debut to Movsar Evloev at UFC 288 and vowed to have a better showing against Tucker with a normal amount of preparation. If his slick finish is indicative of what he might bring to the table, the featherweight division might want to keep eyes peeled on the rearview mirror.
Lopes has won 20 of his past 22 fights and has 13 first-round stoppages. Check out his finish of Tucker below.
This armbar was NASTY by @DiegoLopesMMA 😱 #UFCNashville pic.twitter.com/fd3MUFUZa9
— UFC (@ufc) August 6, 2023
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Check out the best photos from Tanner Boser’s unanimous decision win over Aleksa Camur at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Tanner Boser[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Aleksa Camur[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photos by Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports)
Check out the best photos from Ludovit Klein’s unanimous decision win over Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Ludovit Klein[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photos by Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports)
Check out the best photos from Kyler Phillips’ unanimous decision win over Raoni Barcelos at UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Kyler Phillips[/autotag]’ unanimous decision win over [autotag]Raoni Barcelos[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photos by Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports)
If he’s not careful, Carlston Harris might have a nickname change to deal with one of these days. “Anaconda” seems appropriate.
If he’s not careful, [autotag]Carlston Harris[/autotag] might have a nickname change to deal with one of these days. “Anaconda” seems appropriate.
A couple years back in his UFC debut, Harris (20-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) choked out Christian Aguilera with an anaconda choke. Saturday, his victim with the same reasonably rare finish was Jeremiah Wells (12-3-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC).
Harris had to mount a big comeback and almost certainly was on his way to a decision loss to Wells when he pulled off the stunner at the 1:50 mark of the third round at UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville, Tenn.
Harris now has seven wins in his past eight fights, though the submission was his first since that aforementioned promotional debut. Wells lost for the first time in the UFC and was finished for the first time in his pro career.
Check Harris’ finish of Wells below.
HE FLIPPED THE SCRIPT 🤯@CarlstonMMA puts him to sleep! #UFCNashville pic.twitter.com/uJMTQceqMB
— UFC (@ufc) August 6, 2023
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 50.
Check out the best photos from Carlston Harris’ third-round submission win over Jeremiah Wells at UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Carlston Harris[/autotag]’ third-round submission win over [autotag]Jeremiah Wells[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photos by Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports)
Check out the best photos from Billy Quarantillo’s unanimous decision win over Damon Jackson at UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Billy Quarantillo[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Damon Jackson[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photos by Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports)
Check out the best photos from Cody Durden’s unanimous decision win over Jake Hadley at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Cody Durden[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Jake Hadley[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photos by Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports)
Check out the best photos from Sean Woodson’s unanimous decision win over Dennis Buzukja at UFC on ESPN 50 in Nashville.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Sean Woodson[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Dennis Buzukja[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 50 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photos by Christopher Hanewinckel, USA TODAY Sports)
