Luan Lacerda kicked things off by ending a more than two-year hiatus with a second-round submission win before Julia Polastri dispatched strawweight division mainstay Karolina Kowalkiewicz amidst a fully of strikes in the back half of the third round. From there, Lucas Rocha secured his first UFC victory with a unanimous decision win over Stewart Nicoll, with Bia Mesquita following suit with a second-round submission finish in her promotional debut in the next outing.
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Vitor Petrino kept the finishing spree going with a third-round knockout of Thomas Petersen, followed by Jafel Folho snatching up a first-round kimura submission over Clayton Carpenter. In the final bout of the early slate, Michae Aswell Jr. registered the first win for a non-Brazilian, blowing through Lucas Almeida in his return to the featherweight ranks.
Check out how things played out inside the Octagon on the prelims and then join us as we move to the main card in Rio.
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(This page will be updated live throughout the event with official results, recaps of every fight and our exclusive interviews with tonight’s big winners.)
