Things didn’t go as planned for Kazula Vargas (and Brok Weaver) on Saturday night.
The Mexican fighter was disqualified after landing an illegal knee on Weaver during the first round of their lightweight contest at UFC on ESPN+25 in Rio Rancho, N.M.
Vargas (11-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) had Weaver (15-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) pressed against the cage and in an attempt to stop Weaver from getting back to his feet, the 34-year-old Vargas landed a left knee to Weaver’s face he was still clearly down. “Chata Tuska” wasn’t fully out when he was hit, but it was clear the shot did signifcant damage.
With the result, Vargas remains winless since joining the UFC in late 2019, while Weaver picked up a disqualification win to mark his UFC debut.
Video of the illegal knee can be seen below:
