At UFC Vegas 52, former champ Jessica Andrade returned to the strawweight division with another highlight-reel performance, submitting Amanda Lemos with the first-ever standing arm-triangle in the octagon.
Andrade lost height and reached to Lemos, and was unable to keep up with Lemos’s length early in the fight. But her unbelievable strength allowed her to grab and hold on until she heard her opponent gurgle, then tap out at the 3:13 mark of the opening frame in Saturday’s headliner at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
This was not the only impressive submission. Claudio Puelles, a co-main event fighter in UFC 3, submitted by armbar to Clay Guida.
Here’s what fighters had to say about the UFC Vegas 52 main card.
Jessica Andrade def. Amanda Lemos
What!!!!!!!!!!! #UFCVegas52
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) April 24, 2022
WOW!!!
WOW!!! #UFCVegas52
— Diana Belbita (@DianaBelbita) April 24, 2022
All I gotta say is, “BOA!!! !” #UFCVegas52
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 24, 2022
Standaconda from Andrade Wow! @ufc
— Davey Grant (@DaveyGrantMMA) April 24, 2022
Standing arm triangle. Amazing submission #UFCVegas52
— Thiago Moises (@ThiagoMoisesMMA) April 24, 2022
Claudio Puelles def. Clay Guida
Wow this kids a killer
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 24, 2022
WOW!! Super impressive!! Slick kneebar at transition!! #UFCVegas52
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 24, 2022
50 Gs baby! #ufcvegas52
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) April 24, 2022
That was my fastest ever kneebar transition! Impressive!!!
— Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) April 24, 2022
Maycee Barber def. Montana De La Rosa
Maycee looks in great shape
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 24, 2022
2-1 Barber. Great performance from her. Both girls kept a hectic pace. Great fight. #UFCVegas52
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) April 24, 2022
Charles Jourdain def. Lando Vannata
That guillotine #UFCVegas52
— Casey Oneill (@kingcaseymma) April 24, 2022
Caught my boy Landon with his pants down
— Jalin Turner (@JalinTurner) April 24, 2022
Been saying for a while now- Jourdain is the real deal. He’ll stay around for a while and will make quite a noise in the division, I believe. #UFCVegas52
— Andre Fili (@TouchyFili) April 24, 2022
Chokes like that annoy me. I’m like bro. Do you ever train BJJ? C’mon son! No disrespect, but it’s basic choke defense. “Fight the hands! !”
If he gets it after that, then I respect it a lot more. Jourdain did his thing!! #UFCVegas52— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 24, 2022
Marc-Andre Barriault def. Jordan Wright
One down, one to go Great choke by @PowerBarriault #UFCVegas52
Air Jourdain up next. Get ’em kid.
— Tanner Boser (@BulldozerBoser) April 24, 2022
Let’s go #UFCVegas52
— Diana Belbita (@DianaBelbita) April 24, 2022
