The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned this weekend with UFC Vegas 77 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The event was headlined by a showdown between top 10 women’s bantamweight contenders Mayra Bueno Silva and former champion Holly Holm. Holm (15-6) was looking to pick up her second win in a row and her second in 2023, while Bueno Silva (10-2-1) entered the bout on a three-fight winning streak that includes consecutive submission wins.
In the co-main event, welterweights Jack Della Maddalena and Bassil Hafez went head-to-head.
When it was all said and done, Bueno Silva came away as one of the night’s winners after scoring an upset win over the champion less than one minute into the second round. Holm had been using her size and had biggest been aggressively pushing Bueno Silva against the cage, but a slight adjustment from “Sheetara” allowed her to counter Holm’s pressure with a slick ninja choke that forced the former champ to tap out.
MAYRA BUENO SILVA NINJA CHOKE TO SUBMIT HOLLY HOLM #UFCVegas77 pic.twitter.com/UbUoFTlPAE
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) July 16, 2023
With the win, Bueno Silva puts herself in the mix for the vacant bantamweight title bout.
In the co-main event, Maddelena overcame some early pressure from Hafez to earn a unanimous decision win.
Other big wins on the night came from 21-year-old Francisco Prado, “The Iron Turtle” Junyong Park, Norma Dumont, and Nazim Sadykhov.
The Iron Turtle taps Albert Duraev pic.twitter.com/USKBbrtW4W
— MMA Mania (@mmamania) July 16, 2023
If you missed out on Saturday’s action, we have you covered.
A full look at the UFC Vegas 77: Holm vs. Bueno Silva results can be seen below.
UFC Vegas 77 Results
- Mayra Bueno Silva def. Holly Holm via submission (ninja choke) – Round 2, 0:38
- Jack Della Maddalena def. Bassil Hafez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Francisco Prado def. Ottman Azaitar via TKO (elbow, punches) – Round 1, 4:05
- Junyong Park def. Albert Duraev via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:45
- Norma Dumont def. Chelsea Chandler via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Nazim Sadykhov def. Terrance McKinney via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:07
- Melsik Baghdasaryan def. Tucker Lutz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Viktoriia Dudakova def. Istela Nunes via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 0:34
- Melquizael Costa def. Austin Lingo via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
- Evan Elder def. Genaro Valdez via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)
- Azat Maksum def. Tyson Nam via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Alexander Munoz def. Carl Deaton via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ailin Perez def. Ashlee Evans-Smith via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26)