Arman Tsarukyan smashes Joaquim Silva en route to third-round TKO – UFC Vegas 75 Highlights

Arman TsarukyanOn Saturday night, No. 8 ranked lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan returned to the Octagon to continue his climb up the 155-pound ladder at UFC Vegas 75. Tsarukyan entered the evening as the biggest favorite on the card, listed as high as a ten-to-one favorite, but his opponent, Joaquim Silva, walked into the bout with an […]

Arman Tsarukyan

On Saturday night, No. 8 ranked lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan returned to the Octagon to continue his climb up the 155-pound ladder at UFC Vegas 75. Tsarukyan entered the evening as the biggest favorite on the card, listed as high as a ten-to-one favorite, but his opponent, Joaquim Silva, walked into the bout with an upset on his mind.

The opening round went pretty much the way fans expected, with Arman Tsarukyan landing a stiff body kick followed by a successful takedown attempt in the opening minute. From there, Tsarukyan controlled things with ease, keeping Silva on the mat throughout the entire round. In the second, Silva managed to keep things standing, giving him a puncher’s chance. It nearly paid off with just over a minute remaining in the round as Silva blasted Tsarukyan with a massive left hand that had the Armenian standout struggling to stay on his feet.

Smelling blood in the water, Silva moved in, but Tsarukyan managed to score a desperation takedown and right out the remainder of the round on the mat.

Finding himself in danger during the penultimate round, Tsarukyan had no interest in standing and trading with Silva in the third. Putting on the pressure early, Tsarukyan managed to back his opponent against the fence and drag him to the canvas. Silva worked his way back up near the halfway point, but it was just a matter of time before Tsarukyan dumped Silva once again. Once he had his man bac k on the mat, Tsarukyan unleashed a flurry of elbow strikes and ground and pound from the mount forcing the referee to step in and call for the stoppage.

Official Result: Arman Tsarukyan def. Joaquim Silva via TKO (strikes) at 3:25 of Round 3.

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UFC Vegas 61 Performance Bonus Winners

UFC Vegas 61 took place in the UFC Apex without any fans or media, but the fighters still put on a show and the event was highlighted by a number of bonus-worthy performances. The evening ended up getting off to a torrid start with 4-straight finishes,…

UFC Vegas 61 took place in the UFC Apex without any fans or media, but the fighters still put on a show and the event was highlighted by a number of bonus-worthy performances. The evening ended up getting off to a torrid start with 4-straight finishes, and the winning fighter from each of those bouts…

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Joaquim Silva stops Jesse Ronson with beautiful flying knee finish – UFC Vegas 61 Highlights

Joaquim SilvaGoing close in the final moments of the opening round, Brazilian lightweight, Joaquim Silva was afforded more time in the second round of his UFC Vegas 61 preliminary card matchup with Jesse Ronson — eventually forcing the finish courtesy of a well-timed flying knee and subsequent ground strikes. Silva, 33, who entered tonight’s preliminary card […]

Joaquim Silva

Going close in the final moments of the opening round, Brazilian lightweight, Joaquim Silva was afforded more time in the second round of his UFC Vegas 61 preliminary card matchup with Jesse Ronson — eventually forcing the finish courtesy of a well-timed flying knee and subsequent ground strikes.

Silva, 33, who entered tonight’s preliminary card matchup against Ronson off the back of a pair of defeats against Nasrat Haqparast, and Ricky Glenn — both courtesy of knockouts, is well known for his striking — scoring seven career knockouts.

The Brazilian, who now lands his fifth Octagon victory, plys his trade under the banner of American Top Team, almost landed his third UFC victory via knockout in the first round, with Ronson saved by the buzzer.

However, in the second frame, Silva once more landed a flying knee — this time flush, forcing Ronson to his back as the former unloaded with a blizzard of ground strikes to get the finish victory.

Below, catch the highlights from Joaquim Silva’s win against Jesse Ronson

UFC Newark Highlights: Nasrat Haqparast Flatlines Joaquim Silva With KO

Nasrat Haqparast and the rest of the winners at UFC Newark are giving promotion officials a tough time deciding who will win bonuses tonight. Haqparast continued a lengthy trend of finishes on tonight’s card, knocking out Joaquim Silva in the second round of their lightweight clash. Haqparast came out and uncorked a huge punch on […]

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Nasrat Haqparast and the rest of the winners at UFC Newark are giving promotion officials a tough time deciding who will win bonuses tonight.

Haqparast continued a lengthy trend of finishes on tonight’s card, knocking out Joaquim Silva in the second round of their lightweight clash. Haqparast came out and uncorked a huge punch on Silva early in the round, sending him crashing to the canvas before finishing him off on the ground.

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UFC Newark Highlights: Nasrat Haqparast Starches Joaquim Silva

Nasrat Haqparast starches Joaquim Silva at UFC Newark. The two fighters met in a lightweight bout at the UFC Newark event on Saturday night (August 3rd) from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on ESPN. In the second round, Nasrat landed a big …

Nasrat Haqparast starches Joaquim Silva at UFC Newark. The two fighters met in a lightweight bout at the UFC Newark event on Saturday night (August 3rd) from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on ESPN. In the second round, Nasrat landed a big left hook that dropped Silva then swarmed on him with strikes. […]

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UFC Newark Results: Nasrat Haqparast Crushes Joaquim Silva

Up next on the UFC Newark main card is a lightweight bout between Nasrat Haqparast and Joaquim Silva. Round 1: Silva throwing more so thus far but nothing much is landing. Haqparast is closing the distance but hasn’t thrown. A big spinning kick from Silva misses and he falls to the canvas but shoots back […]

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Up next on the UFC Newark main card is a lightweight bout between Nasrat Haqparast and Joaquim Silva.

Round 1:

Silva throwing more so thus far but nothing much is landing. Haqparast is closing the distance but hasn’t thrown. A big spinning kick from Silva misses and he falls to the canvas but shoots back up. Haqparast lands some nice hooks. Another big hook connects for Haqparast.

Silva connects on a nice leg kick but Haqparast fires back with a left hand. Body kick connects for Haqparast. Haqparast connects with a beautiful combination of hard shots. A head kick for Haqparast is just blocked to end the round.

Round 2:

A huge hook from Haqparast drops Silva down hard. Haqparast swarms on him for the ground-and-pound and that’s all she wrote. Incredible finish.

Official Result: Nasrat Haqparast def. Joaquim Silva via R2 KO (punches, 0:36)

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