The UFC returned from Fight Island back home to Las Vegas on Saturday night for a Fight Night card headlined by Uriah Hall and Anderson Silva, but two fighters on the prelim card tried to steal the show with jaw-dropping knockouts.
Yanez, a bantamweight, improved his record to 12-3 with a first round finish of Victor Rodriguez. Yanez damaged Rodriguez with a pair of hard right hand shots up against the cage, and then unleashed a devastating head kick that caught Rodriguez cleanly and dropped him to the mat. It was a perfect start to Rodriguez’s UFC career in his debut.
Add this head kick to @yanezmma's highlight reel 🎞 #UFCVegas12 pic.twitter.com/Io3kZYhcem
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 31, 2020
In the next fight on the card, Alexander Hernandez dropped Chris Gruetzemacher with a vicious combination of punches.
After this TKO, @TheGreat155 said "that's how that's f—ing done."
Hard to argue with him there 👀 #UFCVegas12 pic.twitter.com/9YbMTFzlGK
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 31, 2020
