The finishes continued in the second fight on the pay-per-view at UFC 226 on Saturday night, as Anthony Pettis dusted off his “Showtime” style of ending a fight.
There's some serious bad blood in this one ..#UFC226 pic.twitter.com/A4eg5eiZkI
— UFC (@ufc) July 8, 2018
Following Khalil Rountree’s KO of Gokhan Saki in the PPV opener, “Showtime” Pettis managed to score a beautiful submission victory over submission-specialist Michael Chiesa in a featured 155-pound bout.
The punch that set up the finish ..#UFC226 @ShowtimePettis pic.twitter.com/rJZowkNGiq
— UFC (@ufc) July 8, 2018
After an exciting first round that saw a lot of entertaining back-and-forth action, Pettis stunned Chiesa with a big shot in the second round. He dove in a guillotine choke for the submission finish attempt, however Chiesa survived. It was moments later that Pettis caught Chiesa in a triangle and grabbed onto the arm as Chiesa was forced to tap out.
PETTIS TAPS CHIESA! PETTIS TAPS CHIESA!
We are off to one CRAZY start at #UFC226! pic.twitter.com/yKddRo8FjS
— UFC (@ufc) July 8, 2018
For complete UFC 226 results from Saturday night, click here.
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