Charles Jourdain notched himself a victory and plenty of highlights vs. Marcelo Rojo, including a Showtime Hammerfist — take a look at your UFC Vegas 21 prelims video highlights.
An action-packed undercard featured two Fight of the Night contenders and a 16-second finish. Continue below for everything the UFC Vegas 21 prelims had to offer.
Angela Hill (No. 12) def. Ashley Yoder via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Hill notched her second victory of Yoder with a clear unanimous decision win. Yoder showed flashes of superior grappling; however, Hill was levels ahead on the feet.
Massive! @AngieOverkill dominates the final :3️⃣0️⃣ of RD 1. #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/35TcAnuiNO
— UFC (@ufc) March 14, 2021
Is this the best @AngieOverkill we've seen!? -- #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/VoYarJOXVb
— UFC (@ufc) March 14, 2021
IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL! #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/O4SEVvizpV
— UFC (@ufc) March 14, 2021
BACK ON TRACK -- @AngieOverkill is coming for that belt! #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/A7cKl4j4By
— UFC (@ufc) March 14, 2021
Charles Jourdain def. Marcelo Rojo via TKO (4:32, R3)
Jourdain showed championship-level determination and strategy against Rojo. The Canadian was arguably 0-2 or 1-1 heading into the third-round; however, he refused to get the judges involved. Jourdain had Rojo on the verge of defeat for the better part of the round before the referee finally intervened.
They are TRADING in round two -- #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/20XA697zDF
— UFC (@ufc) March 14, 2021
Now, this is how you close a round!
— UFC (@ufc) March 14, 2021
---- @JourdainAir is finding his groove as we enter RD 3. #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/wcGpZTEAXL
CHARLES JUST DID WHAT!? -- #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/gSBVWsl3Us
— UFC (@ufc) March 14, 2021
MESSAGE RECEIVED
— UFC (@ufc) March 14, 2021
----@JourdainAir just closed the fight with a show! #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/9vTjHyVuEZ
Rani Yahya def. Ray Rodriguez by submission via arm-triangle choke (3:09, R2)
Yahya made good on expectations. He controlled almost the entirety of the fight with his takedowns and ground control before scoring a second-round submission.
SUBMISSION: TWENTY ONE
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
You cannot make mistakes vs ---- @RaniYahyaMMA!
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He still got it -- #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/6TMFQHOcI2
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
Nasrat Haqparast def. Rafa Garcia via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
A hellish Haqparast and gritty Garcia delivered an early Fight of the Night contender that went Haqparast's way.
SOUND ON -- Garcia's right was BOOMIN'. #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/0AOU7gZJ6Y
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
Fitz called Nasrat "Gastelum" -- #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/KfpShAkm84
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
... and we can't blame him -- #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/vI3h9jwVZV
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
-- @Nasrat_MMA is DISHIN' but Rafa Garcia is eating them all. #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/iyW89Xx4Zh
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
The bar for #UFCVegas21's Fight of the Night was just set -- pic.twitter.com/Wvw3E7CQuT
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
Power & precision on display!
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
-------- @Nasrat_MMA with a complete showing from #UFCVegas21. pic.twitter.com/q1nea6dk2M
J.J. Aldrich def. Cortney Casey via split-decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
No shortage of action through one -- Who'd you give the round? #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/1ytK6MRE77
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
Landing with impact! --
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
@CastIron_Casey is taking over the third and final. #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/kNaAvPVgJ8
Down to the final bell! Who are you giving the fight? #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/mL3QgRbqmi
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
Left it all in the Octagon --@JJAldrich1 takes it in a split decision vs Casey! #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/rwt902R6th
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
Jinh Yu Frey def. Gloria de Paula via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
A fight punctuated by nearly two entire rounds of ground control makes for non-existent highlights.
From Arlington, Texas --
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
@LittleRoo1two records her first win in the Octagon! #UFCVegas21 pic.twitter.com/A28MeSgLBo
Matthew Semelsberger def. Jason Witt via KO (0:16, R1)
Semelsberger scored the seventh-fasted knockout in UFC welterweight history by knocking Witt witless in 16-seconds.
HIT LIKE A TRUCK --@SemiTheJedi ends it in just :1️⃣5️⃣
— UFC (@ufc) March 13, 2021
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