Luan Lacerda kicked things off by ending a more than two-year hiatus with a second-round submission victory before Julia Polastri dispatched strawweight division stalwart Karolina Kowalkiewicz amid a flurry of strikes in the back half of the third round. From there, Lucas Rocha earned his first UFC win with a unanimous decision win over Stewart Nicoll, with Bia Mesquita following suit with a second-round submission in his promotional debut in the next outing.
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Vitor Petrino continued the final frenzy with a third-round knockout of Thomas Petersen, followed by Jafel Folho landing a first-round submission of Kimura against Clayton Carpenter. In the final top-ranked fight, Michae Aswell Jr. recorded the first victory by a non-Brazilian, defeating Lucas Almeida in his return to the featherweight ranks.
See how things went inside the Octagon during the prelims, then join us as we move on to the main card in Rio.
Live results, fight recaps and behind-the-scenes interviews
(This page will be updated live throughout the event with official results, recaps of each fight and our exclusive interviews with tonight’s big winners.)
