"Still, Aswell appeared to clip Almeida a couple of times with right hands; Almeida was circling, but moments later was clipped again, falling to the ground off another right hand. The Brazilian recovered, only to be clipped and drop again! Almeida got up, but looked dazed, and went back down moments later. Aswell got on, dropping a few elbows, and Almeida simply was not defending remotely well enough to stay in the fight."
"Silencing the crowd, Michael Aswell, "The Texas Kid," strolled into Rio de Janeiro and upset the Brazilian favorite, taking the fight to his opponent off the opening bell and never letting up. Aswell improved to 11-3 overall with his first UFC victory, and silenced the Brazilian crowd with his performance. Speaking with Michael Bisping after the win, Aswell called it "the first of many," then asked for a spot on the final UFC PPV of 2025 in Las Vegas."
Michael Aswell returned to featherweight to face Lucas Almeida at UFC Rio after debuting on short notice at 155lbs. Almeida entered seeking a bounce-back after a split-decision loss to Danny Silva. Aswell pressed from the opening bell and landed repeated right hands that dropped Almeida multiple times, despite Almeida's effective leg kick early. Almeida rose each time but appeared dazed and failed to defend adequately as Aswell landed elbows and continued strikes. The fight ended by TKO at 1:42 of the first round. Aswell improved to 11-3 with his first UFC win and requested a spot on the final UFC PPV of 2025 in Las Vegas.
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