UFC Vegas 78 went down final night time (Sat., Aug. 11, 2023) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, that includes a Welterweight bout that noticed Vicente Luque grind out a unanimous resolution win over Rafael dos Anjos (recap right here). Within the co-main occasion, Cub Swanson additionally took residence a unanimous resolution win over Hakeem Dawodu, although it wasn’t with out controversy.
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Largest Winner: Khalil Rountree
Don’t look now, however Rountree has now gained 4 straight fights after stopping Chris Daukaus within the very first spherical by way of technical knockout (TKO), spoiling the previous Heavyweight’s debut at 205 kilos (highlights). Rountree’s latest resurgence is a drastic distinction from the hunch that noticed him go 1-3 from 2018-2021. Now, the “Conflict Horse” will look to construct on this momentum to hopefully get him into the High 15. Within the meantime, he’ll benefit from the “W” and the additional $50,000 he bagged for the “Efficiency of the Night time.”
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Runner (s) Up: Terrance McKinney and Vicente Luque
We’re going to go all the way in which right down to the “prelims” for our subsequent greatest winner as a result of Terrance McKinney earned himself a brand new lease on his fight life by knocking out Mike Breeden by way of first-round technical knockout (TKO). It’s a struggle “T Wrecks” took on brief discover simply three weeks faraway from his first-round submission loss to Nazim Sadykhov, his second straight defeat. Certainly, McKinney was staring down the barrel of a possible three-fight shedding streak and sliding to 1-4 in his final 5 fights. As a substitute, the younger contender will get again on observe and saves his spot on the UFC roster, within the course of.
Whereas it wasn’t a feast for the eyes, Luque did what he needed to do to in opposition to dos Anjos get himself again on observe after dropping his earlier two contests. Extra importantly, nevertheless, Luque is clearly again to full well being after struggling a mind hemorrhage nearly a 12 months in the past at the moment. With a win in his again pocket, Luque now has some newfound confidence shifting ahead figuring out he’s again within the win column and his well being is in nice standing.
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Largest Loser: Chris Daukaus
Whereas Rountree saved on rolling together with his fourth straight win, his newest victory led to Daukaus shedding his fourth in a row, all by way of technical knockout (TKO), three within the very first spherical. Daukaus was searching for a recent begin after dropping his earlier three bouts within the Heavyweight division, however now finds himself at a crossroads after dropping his debut struggle at 205 kilos. It’s a drastic downfall for the large man who began off his UFC profession with 4 straight technical knockout (TKO) wins, which noticed him win three straight “Efficiency of the Night time” bonuses, within the course of. There is no such thing as a telling the place Daukaus is at mentally after getting stopped in his fourth consecutive bout, however he will certainly must get again into the warfare room together with his crew to see how he can repair his hunch.
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