The UFC Apex hosted a small crowd with some big fights this Saturday, with Rafael Fiziev and Rafael dos Anjos battling in the 5-round main event.
Fiziev came out on top with a 5th round KO that came out of nowhere. Until that point, the fight had been too close to call but in the 4th round, RDA began pulling away. Fiziev had never seen the 4th and 5th round in the UFC, and RDA being the seasoned veteran that he is, was looking fresh throughout round 4 and landed his most significant strikes and takedown of the night.
Unfortunately for RDA, Fiziev came into round 5 like a new man, and earned a lightning quick KO just :18 seconds into the round.
Fiziev earned himself a $50,000 bonus for his performance, as did Chase Sherman, who earned a late TKO victory over Jared Vanderaa.
Jamie Mullarkey and Michael Johnson each received $50,000 bonuses for earning Fight of the Night as the two slugged their way to a Split Decision in Mullarkey’s favor.
RAFAEL FIZIEV JUST PUT RDA OUT IN ROUND FIVE #UFCVegas58 pic.twitter.com/hW8hwiCsdT
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) July 10, 2022
// MAIN CARD //
Rafael Fiziev def. Rafael dos Anjos via KO
Caio Borralho def. Armen Petrosyan by Unanimous Decision
Said Nurmagomedov def. Douglas Silva de Andrade by Unanimous Decision
Chase Sherman def. Jared Vanderaa by TKO
Aiemann Zahabi def. Ricky Turcios by Unanimous Decision
Jamie Mullarkey def. Michael Johnson by Split Decision
// PRELIMS //
Cody Brundage def. Tresean Gore by KO
Antonina Shevchenko def. Cortney Casey by Split Decision
David Onama def. Garrett Armfield by technical submission (arm-triangle choke)
Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Karl Roberson by TKO
Saidyokub Kakhramonov def. Ronnie Lawrence by unanimous decision
