Manuel
Torres didn’t waste time in the UFC
Mexico co-main event.
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The Entram Gym product secured a $50,000 “Performance of the Night”
award for his first-round stoppage of Drew Dober in
their lightweight showdown. Torres dropped Dober with a one-two and
then sealed his victory with about 15 unanswered hammerfists to the
side of the head as his opponent clinged to his leg. The official
time of the stoppage came 1:45 into Round 1.
Elsewhere, Edgar
Chairez pocketed a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” payment
for a submission of C.J. Vergara
in a featured flyweight matchup. Chairez set the stage for the
finish by dropping his adversary with a left hook and follow-up
blows. From there, he worked his way to the back, locked in a face
crank and forced a tapout at the 2:30 mark of the opening
period.
Earlier, David
Martinez had a debut to remember, scoring a $50,000
“Performance of the Night” check for a finish of Saimon
Oliveira in a main-card bantamweight encounter. The Mexico City
native dropped his man with a knee and then unloaded with
hammerfists on the canvas until the bout was halted 4:38 into the
opening round.
Finally, Ateba
Abega Gautier garnered the evening’s final $50,000 “Performance
of the Night” bonus by putting away Jose Medina
in the card’s featured prelim at middleweight. A perfectly placed
knee from Gautier ended his opponent’s night 3:32 into Round 1.