UFC Fight Night 223: UFC News: The UFC’s latest Fight Night event featured exciting finishes and impressive wins. UFC Fight Night 223, also referred to as UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simón, UFC on ESPN+ 81, and UFC Vegas 72, was an MMA event organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Follow UFC News Updates with Insidesport.IN
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UFC Fight Night 223: Best Wins of UFC Fight Night 223
It was held on April 29, 2023, at the UFC Apex venue located in Enterprise, Nevada, which is a part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area in the United States. Song Yadong kicked off the evening with an impressive TKO win over Ricky Simon in the fifth-round KO victory over Simon.
Caio Borralho and Michal Oleksiejczuk engaged in a bloody brawl that Borralho won via second round submission. Oleksiejczuk was unable to escape a rear-naked choke after Borralho took his back. At UFC Vegas 72, in the co-main event, Borralho won against Michal Oleksiejczuk to maintain his unbeaten record of 4 wins in the UFC. Borralho executed a double leg takedown to get his opponent on the ground and then quickly took his back to apply a rear-naked choke, resulting in a second-round victory.
11 straight wins for Caio Borralho 😤 #UFCVegas72 pic.twitter.com/Q2cPzMntq4
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 30, 2023
Julian Erosa scored a quick first-round TKO victory over Fernando Padilla. At UFC Fight Night 223, Padilla won the match against Julian Erosa in the featherweight category. Padilla emerged victorious with a TKO due to punches at 1 minute and 41 seconds of the first round. This fight was a part of the main card and took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Stephanie Egger secured an unlikely knee bar submission win over Irina Alekseeva in the women’s bantamweight bout. Egger was able to lock on the knee bar from the bottom and get the tap, making it only the fourth time a women’s UFC fight ended that way.
Just the 4th Kneebar in UFC women's history 👀
Irina Alekseeva makes history in her UFC debut!! #UFCVegas72 pic.twitter.com/SUG20VvJHk
— UFC (@ufc) April 29, 2023
McGhee, who had only fought in seven professional bouts before his UFC debut, managed to hurt Newson with a left hand in the second round of their fight. Newson, who had fought in 14 professional bouts, was dropped by the punch, and McGhee quickly took his back and applied a rear-naked choke to win the fight.
What a debut for @ManiacMcGhee07 !!
He gets the job done via 2nd round submission 👊 #UFCVegas72 pic.twitter.com/Fzc5uPTfYD
— UFC (@ufc) April 29, 2023
UFC Fight Night 223 delivered constant action and finishing. The stoppages came from all angles including knockouts, submissions and TKOs. The exciting night of fights had something for everyone.
Caio Borralho def. Michal Oleksiejczuk via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:49
Rodolfo Vieira def. Cody Brundage via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:28
Fernando Padilla def. Julian Erosa via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:41
Marcos Rogerio def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Trey Waters def. Josh Quinlan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Martin Buday def. Jake Collier via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Cody Durden def. Charles Johnson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Irina Alekseeva def. Stephanie Egger via submission (kneebar) – Round 1, 2:11
Marcus McGhee def. Journey Newson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:03
Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Hailey Cowan via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28
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