Demian Maia made sure to state his case Saturday night in the main event of UFC on FOX 21, scoring a first round submission over Carlos Condit.
With the win, Maia improved to 6-0 in his last six fights, including wins over Condit, Matt Brown and Neil Magny.
In the co-main event, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis defeated Charles Oliveira with a third round guillotine choke, snapping a three-fight losing skid for “Showtime.” It marked his third straight win over a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, having also previously bested Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez.
Paige VanZant made her return to action with a second round knockout of Bec Rawlings, while Jim Miller pushed his career mark vs. Joe Lauzon to 2-0 with a split decision win.
Demian Maia def. Carlos Condit via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:52 of Round 1
Anthony Pettis def. Charles Oliveira via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:49 of Round 3
Paige VanZant def. Bec Rawlings via KO (head-kick) at :17 of Round 2
Jim Miller def. Joe Lauzon via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Sam Alvey def. Kevin Casey via TKO (strikes) at 4:56 of Round 2
Kyle Bochniak def. Enrique Barzola via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
Alessio Di Chirico def. Garreth McLellan via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Felipe Silva def. Shane Campbell via TKO (strikes) at 1:13 of Round 1
Chad Laprise def. Thibault Gouti via TKO (strikes) at 1:36 of Round 1
Jeremy Kennedy def. Alessandro Ricci via unanimous decision (30-2
7, 30-27, 30-27)