After a last minute medical issue bumped Tom Breese and Antonio Arroyo from the main cardthe ladies opened up the UFC Vegas 28 main card. As Montana De La Rosa took on Ariane Lipski in a fascinating clash of s at flyweight.
The first round saw both women fight a little cautious. As De La Rosa looked for a chance to shootand Lipski wanted to stay out of range of her opponents wrestling. At moments “The Queen of Violence” did unload with some big shotsbut none landed definitively. Half way throughthe 26-year-old scored her first takedown. The rest of the round stayed there as De La Rosa worked her ground-and-pound from her opponents guardand opened up a cut with an elbow strike.
De La Rosa beats Lipski in dominant
Relentless ground-and-pound earned @montanamarie211 the TKO finish 😤 #UFCVegas28 pic.twitter.com/jBofcOXhpb
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The second opened with the Brazilian landing a strike that stung De La Rosaforcing the American to push for a takedown attempt. Which she was successful on. On the ground she worked her ground strikes again and transitioned to full mount where she really went to work and beat up the former KSW flyweight champion. Lipski stopped offering much in the form of defense as De La Rosa bombed awayforcing the ref to jump in an stop the fight at 4:27 of the second round.
Flyweights beware 🔥 @MontanaMarie211 is back in a big way. #UFCVegas28 pic.twitter.com/Pq5wgU3Wbv
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It was a needed win for the 26-year-old after fighting to a draw against Marya Bueno Silva in February. The former Ultimate Fighter is now 3-2-1 in her last six in the Octagon. Lipski has now lost two straight and falls to 2-4 in the promotion.
