5 best finishes from UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
The UFC has once again delivered on an exciting event. Former champions and eager contenders alike put it on the line at the UFC's Apex in Las Vegas. The entire card was a thrilling one and saw many fights end before the final horn was reached.
Though the judges proved to once again be controversial, they weren't needed in several of the bouts. The stoppages were plentiful and the excitement was constant.
All of the finishes were spectacular in their own way, but some of them really stood out to fans watching all around the world. We'll delve more into the highlight reel finishes that had the MMA community raving over this weekend's action.
Here are the 5 best finishes from UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira:
#5. Chase Hooper defeats Felipe Colares
Chase Hooper just turned in a career-best performance at the expense of Filipe Colares. With his never-ending pace and adroit grappling, the 22-year-old suffocated his Brazilian adversary with his grappling-heavy attack.
Going into the third round, the bout seemed to be even. Hooper was mostly in control, but he'd give up position in order to attack submissions, resulting in him winding up on the bottom time and time again. Though this might have lost him a round, the perpetual attack eventually wore on the also submission-savvy Corales.
The finish seemed to be an eventuality as the third round began. Hooper was tired, but Colares was wearing the pressure much more apparently than the 22-year-old. Once the action continued, 'The Dream' was right back to work. Placing himself in a dominant position, the ground and pound followed. Valiant efforts to escape position whilst defending strikes were there, but the Brazilian was simply outmatched. Suffering his first stoppage defeat, Colares crumbled to Hooper's 100% finishing rate inside the UFC's octagon.