[autotag]Lucas Almeida[/autotag] sure knows how to close out a show.
The Brazilian featherweight picked up a spectacular finish to close out a thrilling, back-and-forth war against [autotag]Michael Trizano[/autotag] on the main card of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 207 in Las Vegas.
Almeida (14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) officially stopped Trizano (9-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) by TKO at the 0:55 mark of Round 3. It was Almeida’s debut with the promotion.
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Both Almeida and Trizano were going toe-to-toe for the majority of the bout and both fighters were dropped throughout the course of their high-paced battle. But at the start of the final round, Almeida caught Trizano with a big left hook that had him out of his senses, scrambling to recover.
Almeida immediately jumped on Trizano and landed ground-and-pound to put get the referee to halt the action. It was an impressive showing by the Brazilian.
Below you can watch Almeida’s finish (via Twitter):
Almeida sensed the finish and was relentless 😨 #UFCVegas56 pic.twitter.com/uS90dRlEV0
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 4, 2022
Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 207 include:
- Lucas Almeida def. Michael Trizano via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 0:55
- Karine Silva def. Poliana Botelho via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 4:55
- Ode Osbourne def. Zarrukh Adashev via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:01
- Alonzo Menifield def. Askar Mozharov via TKO (elbows) – Round 1, 4:40
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Felice Herrig via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:01
- Joe Solecki def. Alex Da Silva via majority decision (28-28, 28-27, 29-27)
- Damon Jackson def. Dan Argueta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Benoit Saint-Denis def. Niklas Stolze via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:32
- Tony Gravely def. Johnny Munoz Jr. via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:08
- Jeff Molina def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Andreas Michailidis via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
- Erin Blanchfield def. JJ Aldrich via submission (standing guillotine choke) – Round 2, 2:38