Yves Edwards wasn't going to wilt because of one nasty loss.
The 14-year veteran rebounded from a vicious knockout loss at UFC 131 by pounding out Rafaello Oliveira at the 2:44 mark of the second round in the final undercard fight of UFC on Versus 6 on Facebook.
Edwards (41-17-1) picked up his ninth win with the UFC. An old-timer, Edwards celebrated his 35th birthday yesterday. He first fought for the promotion way back in 2001 at UFC 33. This was a big one for Edwards, who was the victim of a brutal one-punch knockout at the hands of Sam Stout in June.
In the middle of the second round, Edwards landed a huge right to turn the fight in his favor. Oliveira dropped to his knees, but when he bounced back up he was on wobbly legs. He got backed up to the cage and took some more abuse. The fight got back to the middle of the cage and Oliveira tried fighting back by throwing hard shots, but his hands were low. That's when Edwards floored him again by bouncing a left kick off the side of his head.
Oliveira hit the deck and was helpless. Referee Mario Yamasaki watched Edwards land 20 unanswered shots before Oliveira rolled to his stomach and took three more. That was it.
Edwards is a top notch striker, but Oliveira (14-5, 1-4 UFC) held his own early on. The Brazilian came out with some nasty flurries and charged forward throughout much of the first round. Unfortunately, that high pace tired Oliveira, and Edwards began to settle into a rhythm in the final 90 seconds of the first.
Sass got his mitts on Johnson and wouldn't let go
There's no one like Shinya Aoki, but Paul Sass can at least say he's the Aoki of the U.K.
The British submission specialist worked and worked and worked to get Michael Johnson in his grips. Once he did, the ending was inevitable. Sass grinded for 45 seconds to get a good hold of a heel hook. When he did, Johnson had to tap at the 3:00 mark of the first round.
Sass is now 12-0 with 11 submission victories. He's won three straight via heel hook. Before that, he'd ripped off a streak of seven straight triangle choke finishes.
Johnson (9-5) had a good game plan. In the first minute, he stayed on the move and tried to land from a distance. He popped and hurt Sass with some good shots, but anytime the fighters came close together, the Brit was like an octopus. There were limbs coming from everywhere grabbing at Johnson.
Two minutes into the fight,Sass was on his back and trying to pull Johnson into his guard. The American tried several ways of escaping by jumping out of Sass' hold, but could never free himself. That's when Sass first locked onto the ankle.
Johnson, the Season 12 "Ultimate Fighter" runner-up, is now 1-2 with the UFC. This was win No. 2 with the promotion for the 23-year-old Sass.
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