UFC Vegas 110 went down on Saturday night, making the 37th event of the year for the promotion. The extended-length main card boasted one extra fight to bring the total to six. Coincidentally, a total of six ranked fighters graced the card. Out of 13 fights, eight of them ended with a finish. Only one fight on the main card went the distance.
Zalal stayed outside, looking light on his feet to start the fight. It wasn't long before the affair hit the mat, with Zalal changing levels and exploding into a takedown. Emmett found himself trapped, unable to escape with Zalal working on a triangle, then an arm-bar. Emmett tried to stack Zalal up, but couldn't, and all of a sudden, Emmett gave the verbal tap. A huge, huge win for Youssef Zalal, who has won five straight since returning to the UFC in early 2024.
It's a very long road to get here. I'm internalizing everything because I see everybody - we say something in Brazil that's very popular. We say 'we don't have to pay taxes on having dreams.' So everybody has dreams, everybody has a lot of dreams and aspirations. And I am blessed enough to have worked myself so hard to be able to be living my dream,
Jose Mauro Delano already looks like a finished product. The former Legacy Fighting Alliance and Shooto Brazil titleholder was one of five competitors to net an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract on Week 2 of Dana White's Contender Series, as he picked apart Manuel Exposito ahead of a lopsided unanimous decision in their featherweight showcase on Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. All three cageside judges turned in 30-27 scorecards for Delano (16-3, 1-0 DWCS), who now finds himself on a four-fight winning streak.