Mairon Santos and Ryan Loder captured Final Fighter honors final evening (Sat., Aug. 24, 2024) at UFC Vegas 96 LIVE on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, every delivering violent knockout finishes to win their respective finale.
The primary finale was Santos in opposition to fellow featherweight standout Kaan Ofli. Each males appeared nice throughout season 32 of TUF, nevertheless it was Santos who was the 2-1 betting favourite. That’s probably as a result of his excessive degree putting and talent to cease a battle. Ofli is the exact opposite as he often implements his grappling to grind an opponent away.
Fortunately for Santos, he was capable of keep off his again and it allowed the younger Brazilian to attain massive photographs together with his punches and whipping calf kicks. Ofli saved making an attempt to push ahead to shut the space, however Santos was too fast and crisp. Santos completed his efforts up with a slick left hook counter within the second spherical that caught Ofli and immediately slept him. Just a few insurance coverage landed, however weren’t wanted.
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Subsequent on the docket was a middleweight finale between wrestler Ryan Loder and the well-rounded Robert Valentin. The latter completed each of his TUF fights, whereas Loder wanted a three-round resolution win in opposition to Omran Chaaban within the semi-finals. Due to that, together with the truth that Loder turned professional simply three years in the past, Valentin was the betting favourite.
That actually didn’t matter, although, as Loder rapidly moved inside to make the most of his highly effective wrestling and turned the TUF finale right into a grappling conflict. Valentin had some strong transitions and virtually had a rear-naked choke locked up, however Loder was in his realm. Within the second spherical, he gained high management once more and tied up Valentin in a crucifix. Loder landed smashing elbow after smashing elbow to lastly pressure the referee’s hand.
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