5 best UFC fights of June 2022

#4. Julian Marquez vs. Gregory Rodriguez – UFC Austin

As soon as the Julian Marquez vs. Gregory Rodriguez fight was announced for UFC Austin, fans knew they were in for a guaranteed barn burner. More often than not, Marquez fights with reckless abandonment and likes to pressure his opponents, while Rodriguez's accurate striking often leads to entertaining fights.

Gregory Rodriguez started strong, pushing Julian Marquez into the fence before landing some powerful shots. 'Robocop' looked on point right from the start of the fight and barely missed any of his strikes.

Two minutes into the bout, Marquez rallied back and caught Rodriguez with some strikes of his own. However, 'Robocop' was able to recover quite quickly and turned up the pressure. Seconds later, the Brazilian landed a thunderous right hook, forcing the referee to intervene as Marquez came crashing down.

The win over Julian Marquez marked Gregory Rodriguez's third win in the octagon, and the Brazilian is now 3-1 in the UFC. On the flipside, this was Marquez's second loss in the promotion.

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#3. Michael Trizano vs. Lucas Almeida – UFC Vegas 56

At UFC Vegas 56, unranked contenders Michael Trizano and Lucas Almeida squared off in a featherweight bout. Trizano has been on the roster for over four years and boasted of a professional record of 9-2 going into the bout with Almeida, who held a 13-1 record prior to their clash.

With both well-rounded featherweights looking to edge one step closer to breaking into the rankings, this was always going to be a memorable fight.

Lucas Almeida's striking looked phenomenal in the first few minutes of the bout. He picked apart Michael Trizano on the feet and even stuffed the American's takedown attempts. With just 30 seconds to go in the opening frame, Almeida got dropped with a thumping left hook and as such, Trizano stole the round.

Almeida bounced back impressively in the second frame, returning the favor and dropping Trizano with the same strike that caught him. The Brazilian followed his counterpart to the ground and accumulated tons of control time, bagging the round as a result.

With the scorecards more than likely at 1-1 going into the third and final round, the featherweight duo came out guns blazing. Almeida showed tremendous heart to weather a series of hard shots and landed a massive hook, which floored Trizano. After some hard follow-up ground-and-pound strikes, the referee stepped in.

Lucas Almeida advanced his professional record to 14-1 with his win over Michael Trizano and is among the most intriguing unranked fighters at 145 pounds. Both featherweights came away with the 'Fight of the Night' bonus for their efforts.