Alonzo Menifield has his first official submission win in the UFC.
The light heavyweight submitted Fabio Cherant with a Von Flue choke to close out the preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC 260 event in Las Vegas. The stoppage came at the 1:11 mark of Round 1.
It was a quick and easy performance by Menifield (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC).
He closed the distance early and pressed Cherant against the cage. From there, Cherant attempted a guillotine choke that set up the Von Flue choke. Menifield took down Cherant, gained side control, and locked up the choke to finish the fight seconds later.
Whether you call it the Von Flue or the Von Preux, @alonzomenifield just locked it up for the finish 😏
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With the result, Menifield bounced back from a two-fight skid. Prior to the pair of defeats, the 33-year-old was 9-0 in his professional MMA run.
