5 most explosive moments from UFC Fight Night: Holly Holm vs. Ketlen Vieira

#4. Jailton Almeida picks up a flawless victory over Parker Porter

Jailton Almeida looked phenomenal in his win over Parker Porter

It wasn’t explosive per say, but Jailton Almeida’s win over Parker Porter was a rare example of what you’d call a flawless victory in the UFC. As he produced one of the slickest finishes on the card, the Brazilian deserves a spot here.

‘Malhadinho’ was actually outsized by his opponent last night as he moved up to the heavyweight division from 205lbs for the first time, but to tell the truth, it didn’t matter one iota. A quick kick set up a takedown, and from there, the fight was basically over.

Once Almeida planted Porter on his back, he simply mauled him – landing plenty of shots while also slicing through his defenses like butter. It looked like he’d finish things via TKO at one point, but when Porter decided to give his back, Almeida was more than happy to slap on a rear-naked choke to force him to submit.

Put simply, ‘Malhadinho’ looked awesome in this fight, and given that he’s now 16-2, with two of those victories coming in the UFC via finish, it looks like the sky is the limit for him. Hopefully he can get another fight soon, perhaps at light-heavyweight, as it didn’t take him long at all to dispatch his prey last night.

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#3. Joseph Holmes wastes no time in picking up his first UFC victory

Joseph Holmes impressed in his win over Alen Amedovski

To say that Joseph Holmes didn’t make any kind of impact in his UFC debut in January would be an understatement. In fact, many fans probably figured last night was his first trip to the octagon, so low-profile was his decision loss to Jamie Pickett.

‘Ugly Man Joe’ changed all of that last night, though, pulling off one of the night’s most explosive finishes by taking out Alen Amedovski. There was probably an argument, in fact, that he deserved a $50k performance bonus for his efforts.

The entire fight took just over one minute, and it was literally all Holmes. He threw a truly savage knee directly to the jaw of Amedovski to knock him down, and then pounced in an attempt to finish him off.

Most impressively, when Amedovski proved a little tricky to knock out, ‘Ugly Man Joe’ simply stayed calm, transitioned to his back, and choked him out instead. It was a smart move worthy of a highly experienced veteran rather than a relative neophyte.

Sure, a win over Amedovski – who was left with a UFC record of 0-3 following this loss – won’t move Holmes into the middleweight top ten or anything, but it was still an excellent and explosive showing from him, and at the very least, the fans will be excited to see him again now.