UFC Vegas 58 Results: Rafael Fiziev knocks out Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DOS ANJOS vs. FIZIEV also known as UFC Vegas 58 aired live in Asia on Sunday, July 10 from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. In a card stacked with up-and-comers, there were some amazing high-level performances, capped off with a thrilling main event.

Former champion and now #7 ranked lightweight Rafael Dos Anjos and #10 Rafael Fiziev showcased incredible skills, from brilliant striking to cage grappling exchanges. Fast-paced and tactical, the bout went all the way into the fifth round. Right at the start, Fiziev's left hook finally finished the job. With the KO victory, Fiziev said,

"Now we know who's the best Rafa in UFC! Now I want to know who's the best Rafa in sport: Rafael Nadal, come here! Give me something nice, someone in the top five, to make one more knockout in the fifth round, I'm ready."

Up-and-coming Dana White’s Contender Series middleweights Caio Borralho and Armen Petrosyan showed a contrast in style across three rounds. Borralho's takedowns and grappling proved to be the deciding factor against Petrosyan's striking acumen. Borralho said,

"I know I can strike, I did good in the first round, I got him with one hand, but I'm not dumb. That's why I'm the 'fighting nerd', I calculate everything. The best-calculated thing was to get him down because he wasn't defending my takedowns. I got the job done. That's what matters."

Australian Jamie Mullarkey and veteran Michael Johnson delivered a thrilling lightweight bout, dropping each other throughout a three-round close brawl, and the scorecards went the way of Mullarkey.

Bantamweight prospect Said Nurmagomedov picked up a big win, as he outpointed Douglas Silva de Andrade over three rounds of excellent striking

UFC Vegas 58 OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Fight of the Night: Michael Johnson versus Jamie Mullarkey
• Performances of the Night: Rafael Fiziev, Chase Sherman

MAIN EVENT

• Rafael Fiziev defeats Rafael Dos Anjos via KO at 00:18 of round five

CO-MAIN EVENT

• Caio Borralho defeats Armen Petrosyan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

MAIN CARD

• Said Nurmagomedov defeats Douglas Silva de Andrade via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Chase Sherman defeats Jared Vanderaa via TKO (strikes) at 3:10 of round three
• Aiemann Zahabi defeats Ricky Turcios via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Jamie Mullarkey defeats Michael Johnson via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

PRELIMS

• Cody Brundage defeats Tresean Gore via KO at 3:50 of round one
• Antonina Shevchenko defeats Cortney Casey via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
• David Onama defeats Garrett Armfield via submission (arm-triangle) at 3:13 of the third round
• Kennedy Nzechukwu defeats Karl Roberson via TKO (strikes) at 2:19 of round three
• Saidyokub Kakhramonov defeats Ronnie Lawrence via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
• Due to illness, Nina Nunes was removed from her flyweight bout with Cynthia Calvillo.

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