UFC on ABC 6 video: Felipe Lima shocks Muhammad Naimov with late finish on short notice

Felipe Lima got a motivation speech from his corner going into the final round against Muhammad Naimov UFC on ABC 6, and it worked.

[autotag]Felipe Lima[/autotag] got a motivation speech from his corner going into the final round of his debut against [autotag]Muhammad Naimov[/autotag] at UFC on ABC 6, then he went out and got a finish.

After stepping in as a late replacement for the featherweight fight with Naimov (11-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) on Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Lima (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was putting on a competitive fight over the course of three rounds, but had no assurances of where he stood on the scorecards.

His corner told him to push for the finish for his mother, who he hadn’t seen in nearly two years. He took advantage of an opportunity to take his opponent’s back and got the rear-naked choke at the 1:15 mark of Round 3.

Check out the replay of the finish below (via X):

Lima, 26, suffered a loss in his professional MMA debut in August 2015, but since has reeled off 13 consecutive victories. None of them were bigger than this, and Lima appears to be a compelling addition to an already deep 145-pound weight class.

“It’s short notice, but I’m professional,” Lima said in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “I’m always in amazing shape, every day in the gym and I was ready. In the second round, I was a little bit sleeping, but my coach woke me up, and I will get to see my mom.”

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