UFC Vegas 68 highlights: In the night’s main event of the UFC Fight, Sergey Spivac won convincingly. He put the last piece of the puzzle in place for Derrick Lewis’ stint as a UFC championship candidate. The four Road to UFC tournament finals and the heavyweight matchup on the main card served as the event’s high points. Anshul Jubli of India defeated Jeka Saragih by TKO in the lightweight division. After Bharat Khandare, the King of Lions is the second Indian to sign a deal with the UFC. Follow the latest UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac Updates with InsideSport.IN
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UFC Vegas 68 highlights: Spivac scores first-round win against Lewis
The 28-year-old Moldovan heavyweight submitted “The Black Beast” with an arm-triangle choke in the main event of UFC Vegas 68. Lewis (26-11, 1 NC) was pulled to the mat at will by Spivac (16-3), who scored six takedowns in the brief battle before going to work and earning the fight-ending submit. The official start time of the first round was 3:05.
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Spivac improved to 6-1 over his last seven UFC fights with the victory, while Lewis suffered his third straight loss by way of stoppage and fourth in his last five octagon outings. Spivac called out Jon Jones, who will challenge Cyril Gane for the Heavyweight title in March. Spivac did this after the bout. Michael Bisping, a UFC analyst, encouraged Spivac to say, “I want Jon Jones. I consider this to be good. I apologize, but I’m coming. Jon Jones, you have my utmost respect.
Road to UFC: Anshul Jubli of India receives a UFC deal
At UFC Vegas 68, the final four fights from “Road to UFC” were spectacular. The 27-year-old Rinya Nakamura’s 33-second knockout victory over her opponent was the most impressive performance of the four fights. Meanwhile, Anshul Jubli also won a UFC contract, making him the second Indian fighter to do so.
Anshul Jubli, an MMA fighter from India, destroyed Indonesia’s Jeka Saragih in the Road to UFC finals to win a historic lightweight UFC contract. Jubli was the underdog going into the bout, but he fired blows and severely injured his opponent, ultimately winning by KO in the second round.
After the victory, Anshul exclaimed, “Namaste, UFC…we have arrived! THIS IS INDIA! This is Captain India. Now that we’re here, we’re not going anywhere; instead, we’re climbing to the top. See what we just accomplished. The first lightweight winner in the history of the Road to UFC is from India’s magnificent Himalayan region of Uttrakhand.”
UFC Vegas 68 highlights and results
Main Card
- Serghei Spivac def. Derrick Lewis via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:05 of Round 1
- Devin Clark def. Da Un Jung via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Marcin Tybura def. Blagoy Ivanov via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Doo Ho Choi vs. Kyle Nelson ruled a majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
- Adam Fugitt def. Yusaku Kinoshita via TKO (ground and pound) at 4:36 of Round 1
Preliminary Card
- Anshul Jubli defeats Jeka Saragih via TKO (ground and pound) at 3:44 of Round 2
- Jeong Yeong Lee defeats Yi Zha via a split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
- Rinya Nakamura defeats Toshiomi Kazama via KO (punch) at 0:33 of Round 1
- Hyun Sung Park defeats Seung Guk Choi via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:11 of Round 3
- Jun Yong Park defeats Denis Tiuliulin via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:05 of Round 1
- Tatsuro Taira defeats Jesus Santos Aguilar via submission (triangle armbar) at 4:20 of Round 1
