The fighters opening the UFC’s newest Las Vegas card had been clearly in a rush to get issues finished and dusted early, with the opening three bouts seeing a collection of savage KO victories.
Historical past was made on the UFC’s Apex facility when for the primary time within the promotion’s historical past every of the primary three fights on the cardboard didn’t transcend a minute.
Kicking issues off in explosive vogue was the aptly nicknamed Christian ‘The Beast’ Aguilera, who wanted slightly below 60 seconds to complete fellow American Anthony Ivy with a collection of heavy pictures of their welterweight bout.
💰Christian Aguilera (+160) will get us off to a QUICK begin at #UFCVegas2
🎥: @UFC pic.twitter.com/qHXtpb5c7A
— BetAmerica (@BetAmerica) June 13, 2020
DONE IN ONE! 😲
Christian Aguilera went BEAST MODE! 💥#UFCVegas2 pic.twitter.com/QVBE2uRLdg
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) June 13, 2020
It was a spectacular arrival within the UFC for the 28-year-old Aguilera, who was making his octagon debut in what was his 20th skilled MMA outing.
Subsequent up, and much more brutally environment friendly, was Hawaiian veteran Tyson Nam, who picked up his first ever UFC win courtesy of a devastating right-hand counter which starched opponent Zarrukh Adashev a bit over 30 seconds into their bantamweight brawl.
Huge 🤙🏻 to @TysonNam and his @TeamIridiumISA on a 32 second knockout giving the 36 12 months previous his first ever UFC victory! Making goals actuality. Born & raised in Waimanalo with a level from @uhmanoa 🌈👊 pic.twitter.com/xKSDHOmlT2
— Cody Krupp (@CodyWKrupp) June 14, 2020
Nam’s one-hitter quitter left Adashev sprawled unconscious on the canvas – and had social media drooling on the prodigious energy on show.
Tyson Nam turned the lights out 💡💤 #UFCVegas2 pic.twitter.com/GVyLiYGUB8
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 14, 2020
Tyson Nam lastly will get the UFC win that has alluded him for his profession and he does it in beautiful vogue.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) June 13, 2020
Tyson Nam simply despatched a person to hell with one punch. #UFCVegas2
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbellCBS) June 13, 2020
It additionally capped an emotional second for Nam as he earned a primary UFC victory in his third combat with the promotion, having joined final 12 months after a journeyman profession in assorted rival organizations.
Stuffed with feelings tonight – @TysonNam earns his first UFC victory 👏 #UFCVegas2 pic.twitter.com/xegsRrZtl8
— UFC (@ufc) June 13, 2020
The fireworks from Nam and Aguilera earned them $ 50,000 Efficiency of the Evening bonuses, however the brutality behind closed doorways on the Apex centre was removed from over.
Finishing the triptych of KO terror within the subsequent combat was Julia ‘Raging Panda’ Avila, who wanted even much less time to complete opponent Gina Mazany with a barrage of blows towards the cage of their bantamweight showdown.
Make that THREE straight first-minute KOs at #UFCVegas2! What are the percentages? 🤯 Julia Avila unloads on Gina Mazany! pic.twitter.com/1A5ngsr5MU
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 14, 2020
Avila’s win was timed at 22 seconds – the fourth-fastest in UFC girls’s bantamweight historical past – and likewise meant that the history-making first three fights of the cardboard had lasted all of 113 seconds mixed.
That is the primary card in UFC historical past the place every of the primary three fights ended inside a minute.
Complete time for these first three fights tonight: 113 seconds. pic.twitter.com/bAAlZeFTLI
— ESPN Stats & Data (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 14, 2020
For Avila, 32, it was a fourth win on the spin and meant she moved to 2-Zero since becoming a member of the UFC from all-women’s promotion Invicta final 12 months.
Afterward within the night on the UFC on ESPN 10 card, Mariya Agapova made historical past as the primary ever Kazakh fighter within the promotion, capping her debut with a first-round submission win towards Hannah Cifers of their flyweight contest.
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In the primary occasion, Cynthia Calvillo earned a dominant unanimous determination victory over number-one ranked flyweight Jessica Eye.
Eye had already forfeited a part of her purse for lacking weight heading into the combat, however was punished all through by a grappling masterclass from Calvillo, who was making her debut within the division.
Flyweights!
You’ve gotten a brand new contender! 👏 #UFCVegas2 pic.twitter.com/caXFHk2XgU
— UFC (@ufc) June 14, 2020
Cynthia Calvillo is now tied for many wins amongst feminine UFC fighters since 2017 with 6 (she made her UFC debut in 2017).
She ties Amanda Nunes, Valentina Shevchenko, Katlyn Chookagian, and Angela Hill. pic.twitter.com/mJDWjm1T8F
— ESPN Stats & Data (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 14, 2020