The second and final women's fight on the UFC Vegas 111 card opened with a feeling out process, one that saw Cavalcanti holding center. Bueno Silva didn't seem to have much output, but she did dazzle with a pair of kicks chained together, one to the body, then a spinning kick up high. Plenty of back-and-forth from there, with more activity on Cavalcanti's part.
Punahele Soriano scored a big takedown about a minute in, with Nikolay defending with a guillotine. That didn't work, and Soriano completed the attempt. From there, he was able to posture up and landing some smashing elbows with Veretennikov stuck with his back to the fence. Soriano ate up a lot of time in that position, landing several solid blows with Veretennikov completely unable to create space or scramble out.