"One of a planned three heavyweight fights at UFC Rio (though Usman vs. Walker wound up cancelled) saw Vitor Petrino take on Thomas Petersen. Petrino had started his UFC run at 205 pounds, but after back-to-back losses, moved to heavyweight in his last outing, defeating Austen Lane in his debut in the weight class. Petersen was 2-2 under the UFC banner, and coming off a win over Don'Tale Mayes."
"Vitor Petrino took the fight to the fence early, tying up and controlling Petersen in the clinch. Petersen would eventually reverse, pursue a single leg, and go after the takedown, with Petrino showing some impressive balance. Petersen put on a body lock, and fired some knees to the back of the thigh. With just over 90 seconds, however, Petrino broke free and clipped Petersen, sending him to the mat. He went after the American, knocking out his mouthpiece, but Petersen managed to survive."
"Petersen wound up taking a nap in round three, with the fight taking a massive turn early in the round. Petersen ducked his head down just as Petrino unleashed an uppercut, leading with an uppercut and trailing with a left hook. Both punches connected, snapping Petersen's head from one side to the other and face-planting him. A violent end to his night, and a big win for Petrino who is now 2-0 as a heavyweight."
Vitor Petrino moved up to heavyweight after back-to-back losses at 205 pounds and a debut heavyweight win over Austen Lane. Thomas Petersen entered 2-2 in the UFC, coming off a victory over Don'Tale Mayes. Petrino pressed the clinch early and exchanged grappling with Petersen, who threatened takedowns and landed knees. Petrino broke free late in round one and rocked Petersen, then secured a takedown in round two before Petersen recovered to end the stanza upright. Early in round three Petrino landed a powerful uppercut followed by a left hook that knocked Petersen out at 0:26, earning a KO victory.
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