Mickey Gall put on arguably the most complete performance of his octagon tenure Saturday when he stopped Jordan Williams in the first round at UFC on ESPN 27.
Gall (7-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) hurt Williams (9-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) badly on the feet in the opening moments of their welterweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and was aggressive for the stoppage until he locked in a fight-ending rear-naked choke at the 2:57 mark of Round 1.
Check out the replay of Gall’s performance below (via Twitter):
RNC by @MickeyGall!! 🔥
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— UFC (@ufc) July 24, 2021
After a unanimous decision loss to Mike Perry in June 2020, Gall took 13 months away from the octagon before making his return at UFC on ESPN 27.
The work put in during his time off paid dividends. He became the first to submit Williams in MMA competition.
“I had a lot of adversity this camp … my team picked me up,” Gall said in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “Jordan’s a tough dude. I have a lot of respect for him and the stuff he’s overcome in his life. I knew he was a tough dude and I was going to have to put him to sleep.
“I’m trying to be active.”
