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Iwo Baraniewski is Polish, so it's no surprise he's got power. At UFC Fight Night 278, Baraniewski (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) put it on display once again as he cracked Junior Tafa with a leg kick and finished him with punches for a stoppage at 1:25 of Round 1. The light heavyweight bout took place on the main card Saturday at Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
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In celebration, Brito removed his shorts and laid in the cage in his compression shorts and jock – reminiscent of "The Black Beast", who fights June 14 at UFC Freedom 250. Joanderson Brito def. Jordan Leavitt via submission (ninja choke) – Round 1, 4:19
Alessandro Costa took a calculated risk, filled in for Imanol Rodriguez on short notice and capitalized on his opportunity.
Chairez (14-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) was sharp from the bell of Saturday's flyweight bout with Bruno Silva (15-9-2 MMA, 5-6 UFC) at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas, landing hard strikes on his opponent before knocking him down, cutting him open then moving to the back for a rear-naked choke submission finish at the 4:13 mark of Round 1.
PFL lightweight champion Nurmagomedov (21-0) recalls how his cousin Khabib Nurmagomedov sold the most pay-per-views in UFC history when he fought Conor McGregor, and how Topuria isn't generating nearly as much hype for his fight against Gaethje.