5 best finishes from UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann

#4. Nathan Maness produces a comeback for the ages at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann saw bantamweight fighters Nathan Maness and Tony Gravely lock horns inside the octagon.

The fight started with both fighters pressing the stand-up action. While Maness threw more volume, Gravely was able to connect with more power shots. Gravely also succeeded in adding a successful takedown to the mix early on in the fight.

On the feet, Gravely's strikes were crisp and powerful. He employed a mix of punches and kicks to maximize the damage he dealt to his opponent. With just seconds left in the first round, Gravely caught Maness with a clean hook that instantly sent him back-first into the cage. As Gravely approached to finish Maness with ground-and-pound, something that seemed very likely at the time, the hooter for the round sounded and the referee pulled Gravely away.

Although Maness was clearly rocked when he returned to his corner, he caught a second wind as he carried on trading blows with Gravely. He continued to use his reach advantage by throwing strikes in volume. Two minutes into the second round, Maness threw a right hook that landed bang on-target. Gravely fell to the canvas and Maness followed up with ground-and-pound to win the fight via TKO at 2:10 of the second round.

His incredible performance at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann also earned Nathan Maness the Performance of the Night Bonus.

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#3. Arman Tsarukyan bags early KO victory over Christos Giagos

UFC lightweights Arman Tsarukyan and Christos Giagos fought a short-lived barn burner at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann.

Tsarukyan rushed to control the octagon as soon as the fight started. Both fighters maintained their distance, aware of each other's ruthless striking abilities.

Tsarukyan v Giagos: UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann

Nevertheless, the exchanges were intense and fast. Tsarukyan saw much more success as he applied pressure. He mixed his striking well to keep Giagos guessing.

Giagos attempted a body kick in one such exchange. However, Tsarukyan checked the kick with his left hand and immediately curled the hand back to throw a quick hook. The hook struck gold and knocked Giagos down. Tsarukyan followed up with some heavy ground-and-pound strikes to win the fight via TKO in 2:09 of the first round at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann