Author: Dan Hiergesell

Jamie Mullarkey continued to impress earlier tonight (Sat., Oct. 2, 2021) at UFC Vegas 38 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the lightweight prospect put a stop to touted striker Devonte Smith via second-round TKO (knees and punches).

Mullarkey looked to be trouble in the opening frame as Smith was quicker to the punch and found a home for multiple power shots. Fortunately for Mullarkey, he was able to turn the tides early into the second frame when he landed a brutal leg kick. Smith seemed to wobble and never really regained his mobility. That allowed Mullarkey to unload combinations, punches to the body, and heavy knees inside until Smith wilted along the cage.

Check out the finishing sequence above courtesy of UFC/ESPN.

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Octagon veteran Douglas Silva de Andrade banked another memorable finish earlier tonight (Sat., Oct. 2, 2021) at UFC Vegas 38 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the Brazilian ended bantamweight prospect Gaetano Pirrello via first-round knockout (punches).

Pirrello came out firing some hard leg kicks, but that didn’t stop Silva de Andrade from moving inside and trying to land his power. After a brief exchange along the cage that left Pirrello covering up Silva de Andrade launched a hellacious left hook as Pirrello was throwing a kick. The punch instantly put Pirrello on the canvas and allowed Silva de Andrade to land a monstrous hammer fist to officially end the fight.

Check out the finish above courtesy of UFC/ESPN.

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Women’s bantamweight prospect Stephanie Egger scored her first UFC win earlier tonight (Sat., Oct. 2, 2021) at UFC Vegas 38 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the Swiss fighter stopped Shanna Young via second-round TKO (punches).

Egger was in control of this “Prelims” fight from the opening bell. Young wasn’t able to defend the takedowns and did little to push Egger off of her when the action hit the ground. Egger kept the pressure up in the second, smacked Young up with a ton of punches, and earned the impressive finish.

Check out the stoppage above courtesy of UFC/ESPN.

Egger came up short in her UFC debut against rising contender Tracy Cortez one year ago so this victory was much needed for the 33-year-old prospect. With striking and grappling to boot Egger may be one to watch heading into 2022.

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Alejandro Perez returned to the Octagon for the first time in over two years and captured a big win earlier tonight (Sat., Oct. 2, 2021) at UFC Vegas 38 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, as “Turbo” ended fellow bantamweight veteran Johnny Eduardo via second-round submission (straight armbar).

Both fighters haven’t completed in a long time so the first round was a good feeling out period. In Round 2, Perez was able to gain the upper hand on the ground and ended up in side control. From there, Perez smartly grabbed a hold of Eduardo’s arm, stuck it between his legs, and applied pressure until Eduardo was forced to tap.

Check out the finish above courtesy of UFC/ESPN.

Perez, 32, enters the UFC win column for the first time since a unanimous decision over Eddie Wineland back in 2018. It’s unknown at this time where UFC will slot Perez back into the bantamweight pecking order after this performance, but the Mexican fighter remains 8-3-1 as a member of the UFC roster. That’s not too shabby.

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Former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Bethe Correia is expected to retire from fighting later tonight (Sat., Oct. 2, 2021) at UFC Vegas 38 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Believe it or not, this will be the first time Correia is competing on Las Vegas soil. The long-time UFC veteran has been part of the promotion since 2013. Correia’s 11-fight UFC journey has taken her to such places like Abu Dhabi, Chicago, Brazil, Singapore, and Mexico, but never “Sin City.” It’s the perfect opportunity for the former contender to go out on her shield and step away from MMA.

“I was so happy, because I’d never fought here (in Vegas) before,” Correia told Combate. “Every time they booked a fight for me here, I either got injured or something else happened and they re-booked it elsewhere. Now it’s my last one. I’ve always dreamed of fighting here, it worked. It was only the place left for me to fight at.”

Correia, 38, has only won one out of her last five trips to the Octagon. In fact, the Brazilian veteran has only captured two victories since her knockout loss to Ronda Rousey for the UFC women’s bantamweight title back in 2015. Correia’s lack of success has steered her towards retirement, but she remains an intricate part in women’s MMA history having competed under the UFC banner during the Rousey error.

“It makes me really happy because I’ve contributed to that a little,” Correia said. “When I first started MMA, there were no women in the UFC. It was this crazy thing, where I would train and say ‘I’ll get there’, even though there were no women there. I’m part of the first generation of women in the UFC. My fight against Ronda Rousey caused an unimaginable growth in Brazil. All the girls who had never heard of MMA now knew what it was. They would look for gyms to compete, to train or to learn more about it. That’s because there so many news about that fight.”

Correia is a fighter who always goes for broke so expect the same tonight at UFC Vegas 38 as “Pitbull” tries to end her UFC tenure on a high note. She will match up against rising Brazilian contender Karol Rosa, who is 3-0 in UFC and looking to grab the torch from her fellow countrywoman,

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 38 fight card HERE, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” bouts at 4 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 7 p.m. ET.

Another Saturday night of fights will unload later this evening (Oct. 2, 2021) at UFC Vegas 38 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, as former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos meets top-flight finisher Johnny Walker in main event action.

In addition to the promising headliner, middleweight fan favorite Kevin Holland will return to action in a co-main event scrap with rising prospect Kyle Daukaus. Also, welterweights Alex Oliveira and Niko Price will collide in a potential Fight of the Year matchup, while former 205-pound standout Misha Cirkunov will make his middleweight debut against veteran Krzysztof Jotko.

Take a look below at UFC Vegas 38’s complete fight card line up and start times:

Main Card (ESPN+)
7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT

Thiago Santos vs. Johnny Walker
Kevin Holland vs. Kyle Daukaus
Alex Oliveira vs. Niko Price
Misha Cirkunov vs. Krzysztof Jotko
Alexander Hernandez vs. Mike Breeden

‘Prelims’ Undercard (ESPN+)
4:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. PT

Joe Solecki vs. Jared Gordon
Antonina Shevchenko vs. Casey O’Neill
Bethe Correia vs. Karol Rosa
Jamie Mullarkey vs. Devonte Smith
Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Gaetano Pirrello
Shanna Young vs. Stephanie Egger
Alejandro Perez vs. Johnny Eduardo

Here are all the ways to catch the action:

Online

• UFC Vegas 38: ‘Santos vs. Walker’ entire fight card can be viewed via the ESPN+ streaming app.
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Television

• UFC Vegas 38: ‘Santos vs. Walker’ entire fight card can also be streamed via Xbox One, Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, and ChromeCast.

Tablet/Mobile

• UFC Vegas 38: ‘Santos vs. Walker’ entire fight card can be viewed via ESPN+ streaming app through Google Play and iTunes stores.

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MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 38 fight card HERE, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” bouts at 4 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 7 p.m. ET.