The UFC 271 prelims saw two fighters choked out cold via rear-naked chokes in the first three fights of the night.
Jeremiah Wells and Douglas Silva de Andrade both earned submission victories at the UFC’s February pay-per-view event at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
In a welterweight fight, Wells faced Blood Diamond — a long-time friend of Israel Adesanya. Wells was initially erratic and ran all over the octagon, looking like he might trip on his feet. However, the fight ended in a successful takedown. Wells moved to the rear and locked himself in a naked no-hooks choke. Referee Marc Goddard stopped the fight after Diamond was out cold.
Watch this video to see the end:
Jeremiah Wells spoils Blood Diamond’s UFC debut with the first-round rear-naked choke #UFC271 (via @UFC_CA) pic.twitter.com/4XyWdnyKae
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 12, 2022
In the very next bout, Silva de Andrade took on Sergey Morozov in the loaded bantamweight division. Morozov had his opponent badly hurt in the first round and opened up a nasty cut on the right eye of Silva de Andrade. When the second round began, the tides changed in a big way as Silva de Andrade dropped Morozov on multiple occasions before locking in a rear naked choke of his own. While Morozov valiantly tried to defend, he ended up unconscious with his eyes still open.
Check out the ending of the wild 135-pound bout below:
Douglas Silva de Andrade overcame a rough first round to finish Sergey Morozov and complete the comeback in Round 2 #UFC271 (via @UFC_CA) pic.twitter.com/TASgRQG9fE
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) February 13, 2022
Wells improved to 2-0 in the UFC with his fourth consecutive finish, while Silva de Andrade picked up his second straight win, and 28th overall.
