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.