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October 11, 2026
Brendan
Allen strengthened his case for a middleweight title shot by
submitting Christian
Leroy Duncan in the fifth round of their
UFC Vegas 122 main event Saturday at Meta Apex in Las
Vegas.
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The competitive encounter featured striking exchanges, grappling
battles and a second-round point deduction against Duncan for an
eye poke. Duncan (15-3) found success on the feet, while Allen
relied on his superior ground game.
Brendan Allen secures fifth-round rear-naked choke against
Christian Leroy Duncan
Allen’s grappling ultimately proved decisive. “All In” scored a
takedown against the cage in the fifth, worked his way to Duncan’s
back and secured a rear-naked choke. “CLD” tried to escape but
tapped at 2:46 of the final round, allowing Allen to improve to
28-7. The lightweight co-main event saw Jai Herbert
defeat Matheus
Camilo by unanimous decision. Camilo (11-4) started strongly
with effective striking and ground control, but “The Black Country
Banger” seized momentum on the canvas in the second and targeted
Camilo’s body and head with punches in the third. All three judges
scored it 29-28 for Herbert, who improved to 15-6-1.
Lupita
Godinez earned a unanimous decision over Ketlen
Souza in a closely contested bout. The Brazilian found success
with her striking in the first two rounds, but “Loopy” secured a
takedown in the third and controlled much of the remaining action.
All three judges scored it 29-28 for Godinez (15-6). Souza fell to
17-7.
UFC veteran Andre Fili
delivered a memorable knockout against fellow featherweight
Kai
Kamaka III. “Touchy” hurt Kamaka with a left hook early in the
second round, then landed a right head kick that sent him
unconscious to the canvas. Referee Chris Tognoni immediately
intervened, giving Fili (26-14) the knockout victory 22 seconds
into the round. Kamaka fell to 18-9-1.
After a competitive opening round, bantamweights Malcolm
Wellmaker (10-3) and Otari
Tanzilovi appeared headed for another closely contested stanza.
Tanzilovi (11-2) instead dropped Wellmaker with a head kick and
followed with punches. Referee Marc Goddard
stopped the fight at 2:39 of the second, giving the Georgian a
technical knockout victory.
In the featured preliminary bout, Julius
Walker improved to 8-3 by stopping Gerald
Meerschaert in the second round. “Juice Box” scored multiple
takedowns in the light heavyweight contest and landed
ground-and-pound until referee Herb Dean
intervened at 3:35. Meerschaert (37-23) announced his retirement
afterward.
After four consecutive decision losses, Francisco
Prado earned his first UFC victory in more than three years.
The Argentine (13-5) attacked Ismael
Bonfim with strikes and multiple takedowns before finishing him
with ground-and-pound. Referee Jason Herzog stopped the fight at
4:23 of the first round. Bonfim (20-8), who missed weight by 7.5
pounds, suffered another defeat.
Niko
Price returned from retirement to overwhelm Leon
Shahbazyan and stop him in the first round. Price (17-11, 2 NC)
pressured “SOG” with strikes, reversed a takedown and continued
attacking from top position until referee Chris Tognoni intervened.
The welterweight bout ended at 1:58, dropping Shahbazyan to
12-6.
Brendson
Ribeiro entered his matchup with Felipe
Franco on a four-fight losing streak but wasted little time
securing a submission. “The Gorilla” caught Franco in a standing
guillotine. Franco (11-3) took him to the canvas, but Ribeiro
maintained the choke and rolled into mount, forcing the tap at 1:49
of the first round. Ribeiro (18-11, 1 NC), who missed weight,
apologized afterward and described a difficult year personally.
Allen
Frye Jr. overcame an early disadvantage to stop fellow
heavyweight Richard
Harris in the first round. “AJ” hurt Harris (6-1) with a
counter right hand and followed with a barrage that sent him to the
canvas. Frye (7-1) continued punching until referee Herb Dean
intervened at 2:59, awarding him a technical knockout victory.
Twenty-year-old Alice
Pereira, the youngest fighter on the UFC roster, defeated
Russia’s Darya
Zheleznyakova (10-4). “The Golden Girl” landed strikes on the
feet before securing a takedown and attacking with
ground-and-pound. An elbow opened a cut on Zheleznyakova’s forehead
late in the first round. She declined to continue between rounds,
giving Pereira (8-1) a technical knockout victory officially
recorded at 5:00 of the first.
The opening women’s flyweight bout between Ernesta
“Heavy-Handed” Kareckaite and Melissa
Gatto (9-3-3) ended in a majority draw. Kareckaite (6-2-2) lost
a point in the first round for grabbing the fence, a deduction that
prevented her from winning a split decision. One judge scored it
29-27 for Gatto, while the other two had it 28-28.