Last night the UFC hit the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia for UFC Fight Night 142.
In the main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos made his return to the Octagon. He made quite a statement by stopping the hype train that was undefeated Tai Tuivasa. Tuivasa came at “JDS” hard in the opening round, but the Brazilian was able to maneuver away from the onslaught.
However, in the second round, “Cigano” landed a big hook that dropped the Australian. He pounced on Tuivasa for side control, before switching into full mount. A few seconds of ground-and-pound later, the referee was forced to wave the action off.
Now, “JDS” is gunning for a rematch with Alistair Overeem, while Tuivasa actually called out Justin Willis after his defeat. Check out how the mixed martial arts (MMA) community reacted to the finish here:
Yeah Tuivasa was out of his depth.
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) December 2, 2018
Great comeback win for JDS. I want to see him fight Francis Ngannou next.
— Adam Martin (@MMAdamMartin) December 2, 2018
JDS turning back the clock. That's a solid win
— Adam Hill (@AdamHillLVRJ) December 2, 2018
Tyson Fury is a Zombie!
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) December 2, 2018
What a great night of fighting!!!
— Al Iaquinta
(@ALIAQUINTA) December 2, 2018
(@ALIAQUINTA) JDS gets the TKO win in the 2nd. I'm surprised as I felt he was saved by that bell in the first.
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) December 2, 2018
Almost as if your boy JDS still has a little bit of fight left in him. You can't get careless against that man.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) December 2, 2018
Tui gets caught a number of times, half-turned and dropped. JDS mounts and pounds him out, with Tui trying to throw shots from the bottom, which is never a good idea. #UFCAdelaide pic.twitter.com/P7Z4dGsm8j
— The Mane Event
(@EliasTheodorou) Huge win for Junior dos Santos — he had to endure some serious power from Tai Tuivasa but he clipped him with a beautiful right hand and finished on the ground. #UFCAdelaide
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) December 2, 2018
Junior dos Santos scores a huge win on the road. Finishes Tai Tuivasa via TKO in the second round. Tuivasa had the momentum, but got caught by a couple good punches and made mistakes trying to make up for it. Walked into more shots. JDS ends up in mount, finishes the fight.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) December 2, 2018
Huge win for Junior dos Santos — he had to endure some serious power from Tai Tuivasa but he clipped him with a beautiful right hand and finished on the ground. #UFCAdelaide
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) December 2, 2018
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