#3. Darren Stewart vs Maki Pitolo
Round 1: UFC Middleweight Darren Stewart started to let his hands go right off the bat. Darren Stewart was pushing forward but Pitolo had answers as well, being the first one to wobble the other in the fight. Pitolo landed a combination focused on the body and Darren Stewart was quick to break the momentum with some punches. Pitolo went for the takedown and landed it, only for his head to slide into guillotine position. Stewart adjusted the position and that was the end of it.
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Darren Stewart def. Maki Pitolo by submission (guillotine) (Rd 1, 3:31)
Even Maki Pitolo didn't seem too disappointed about it, immediately acknowledging the excellence of his guillotine. It was the quick adjustment that made the difference.
After the fight, Darren Stewart took out a shirt and dedicated the fight to his teammate Jahreau Shepherd who tragically passed away last month after getting stabbed. He stated that he wanted to stay in Las Vegas for another possible fight in the coming month or so. An emphatic win for the UFC Middleweight.