Virna Jandiroba would possibly’ve locked in a Submission of the Yr candidate Saturday when she slickly and violently made Amanda Lemos faucet out within the UFC on ESPN 60 principal occasion.
In a grappling-heavy affair, Jandiroba (21-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) appeared to have a solution for all the things Lemos (14-3-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) introduced. All of it lead as much as an armbar submission at 4:48 of Spherical 2 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The ending sequence was a factor of magnificence as Jandiroba slipped from a rear-naked choke try on the again to torque a gruesomely-angled armbar.
The victory might very properly earn Jandiroba a crack at UFC ladies’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili, who doesn’t presently have a combat on the books. The win Saturday was Jandiroba’s fourth in a row.
HUGE WIN FOR CARCARA 😮💨@VirnaJandiroba secures victory with a NASTY armbar within the second spherical! #UFCVegas94 pic.twitter.com/HB0r1K7eIj
— UFC (@ufc) July 21, 2024
In defeat, Lemos has misplaced two of her most up-to-date three bouts.
The up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 60 outcomes embody:
- Virna Jandiroba def. Amanda Lemos by way of submission (armbar) – Spherical 2, 4:48
- Steve Garcia def. Seungwoo Choi by way of TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 1:36
- Kurt Holobaugh def. Kaynan Kruschewsky by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Bruno Silva def. Cody Durden by way of TKO (punches) – Spherical 2, 2:58
- Dooho Choi def. Invoice Algeo by way of TKO (punches) – Spherical 2, 3:38
- Hyder Amil def. Jeong Yeong Lee by way of TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 1:05
- Cody Gibson def. Brian Kelleher by way of submission (arm triangle choke) – Spherical 1, 3:58
- Miranda Maverick def. Dione Barbosa by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Trey Ogden def. Loik Radzhabov by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Luana Carolina def. Lucie Pudilova by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Thomas Petersen def. Mohammed Usman by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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