UFC 320 saw the action return to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where Alex Pereira aimed to reclaim his light heavyweight title against the champion Magomed Ankalaev.
Also on the card, Merab Dvalishvili defended his bantamweight title against Cory Sandhagen, and a huge light heavyweight clash unfolded between Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr.
Abusupiyan Magomedov vs Joe Pyfer
The event kickstarted with a middleweight bout between Abusupiyan Magomedov and Joe Pyfer, with both men looking to build on winning streaks.
Magomedov had won his previous three fights, whilst Pyfer was on a two-fight winning streak, and knew he had the punching power to stop any opponent.
The fight began as many expected, with both fighters acting cautiously, throwing feints in order to find an early opening. This soon changed, however, with Pyfer securing a takedown, although Magomedov was soon able to gain the top mount position.
This was where the German Magomedov wanted the fight to be, and he soon snuffed Pyfer’s attempt to get up with a clean takedown from back control, just failing to secure a kimura on the ground.
Pyfer returned to his feet with a minute left of round one and started headhunting with wild right overhands, narrowly missing his target as the first round ended.
‘Bodybagz’ could sense that Magomedov was fatigued and continued to hunt him down at the beginning of round two, hurting his opponent with some nasty right hooks.
From here Pyfer landed some punches on the ground before searching for an arm triangle, which Magomedov escaped from, leading to his back being taken and Pyfer securing a surprise submission victory via a rear naked choke.
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