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#2 Darren Elkins pulls out another magical comeback

Darren Elkins produced another stirring comeback to beat Darrick Minner at UFC Vegas 32

Ultra-tough veteran Darren Elkins has always been renowned for his durability in the octagon, and it’s something that’s given him multiple comeback wins over the likes of Mirsad Bektic and Diego Brandao.

Last night at UFC Vegas 32, ‘The Damage’ pulled off another magical comeback, this time taking out Darrick Minner in the second round in violent fashion after struggling badly in the early going.

The first round of the UFC fight couldn’t have been much more one-sided. Minner was more aggressive, and took Elkins down on more than one occasion before attempting to secure a fight-ending submission. Quite how ‘The Damage’ escaped one armbar attempt remains a mystery.

But escape he did, and by the second round, it was clear that Minner was tired. And when he attempted to scramble with Elkins to go for a submission again, he ran out of steam and found himself trapped on the bottom with ‘The Damage’ opening up above him.

𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑫𝑨𝑴𝑨𝑮𝑬 does it again! 😤 #UFCVegas32 pic.twitter.com/YayQyATi3w

— UFC (@ufc) July 25, 2021

From there, the fight became a beatdown, as Elkins landed shot after shot on Minner until referee Mark Smith was forced to step in to save him.

Sure, this was death by a thousand cuts rather than one explosive shot, but it was still a hugely violent finish and it proved that Elkins still has plenty to offer in the UFC’s 145lbs division.

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#1 Adrian Yanez takes out Randy Costa in an instant classic at UFC Vegas 32

Adrian Yanez produced a tremendous showing to beat Randy Costa last night at UFC Vegas 32

Kyler Phillips and Raulian Paiva might’ve been awarded the Fight of the Night award at last night’s show, but there was definitely an argument that the crazy war between Adrian Yanez and Randy Costa was the better clash.

Simply put, this fight was insane.

The first round saw Costa use a ramrod jab to basically batter Yanez from pillar to post. The jab had Yanez busted up badly, and Costa was also able to add in plenty of combinations that also landed cleanly. Midway through, it looked like a matter of time before Yanez was done.

Somehow, though, Yanez ate up all the damage and by the end of the round, put pressure on Costa, who began to look tired. And thus, the tide began to turn.

By the time the second round began, it was clear that Yanez was the predator rather than the prey. He walked Costa down from the off, using a stiff jab of his own to set his strikes up, and suddenly, a barrage to the body followed by a nasty uppercut caused Costa to drop to his knees.

From there, Yanez didn’t let up, swarming on his fallen opponent until Chris Tognoni stepped in to halt proceedings – giving Yanez his third win in the UFC.

THERE IT IS 🗣👊 @YanezMMA is the real deal. #UFCVegas32 pic.twitter.com/KWgjgoIBrG

— UFC (@ufc) July 24, 2021

Not only was this a tremendous, explosive finish from Yanez, it was also an impressive come-from-behind victory. In a UFC division full of talent, he’s clearly a man to watch closely.