Vicente Luque continued a successful 2020 run Saturday night.
The Brazilian welterweight picked up his second win of the year during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 31 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Luque (18-7-1 MMA, 11-3 UFC) stopped Randy Brown with four seconds remaining in the second round.
Luque kicked off the fight landing heavy leg kicks on Brown (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC). It was clear the kicks hindered Brown’s offense and movement, which opened up other avenues for Luque’s striking. Halfway through the first, Luque landed a big right hand, sending Brown straight to the canvas.
Brown had an improved second round, but it all didn’t matter in the end. Brown’s striking increased and landed a big spinning elbow on Luque. The “Rude Boy” also landed a takedown, but Luque was able to get back up.
With seconds remaining, Luque connected with a knee while Brown was pressed against the cage and followed up with ground-and-pound on a downed Brown.
With this result, Luque is now 2-0 since losing a decision to Stephen Thompson last November. The 28-year-old showed interest in fighting UFC star Nate Diaz for his next bout.
Meanwhile, Brown’s two-fight winning streak came to an end with the defeat to Luque. He’s 3-2 in his past five outings.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN+ 31 results:
- Vicente Luque def. Randy Brown via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:56
- Bobby Green def. Lando Vannata via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
- Jonathan Martinez def. Frankie Saenz via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 0:57
- Nate Maness def. Johnny Munoz via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
- Jamall Emmers def. Vincent Cachero via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Chris Gutierrez vs. Cody Durden ends in a unanimous draw (28-28, 28-28, 28-28)
