5 best finishes from UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira

Uros Medic defeats Omar Morales (Photo from @UFC via Instagram)
Uros Medic defeats Omar Morales (Photo from @UFC via Instagram)

#4. Jailton Almeida vs. Parker Porter

Jailton Almeida with ground and pound (photo from @malhadinho_ufc via Instagram)
Jailton Almeida with ground and pound (photo from @malhadinho_ufc via Instagram)

Nothing short of dominant, Jailton Almeida continued his winning ways and maintained his 100% finishing rate as he moved up to the heavyweight division following his original opponents' pulling out.

Without wasting time, the Brazilian instantly shot for a takedown as the fight began. This proved to be a successful strategy despite the opponent having a significant weight advantage. As the fight hit the mat, a skill discrepancy favoring Almeida became apparent.

Most of this fight was 'Malhadinho' dominating from Porter's half guard. However, Porter eventually tried to work his way up to his feet, which spelled the beginning of the end for the tenured heavyweight. After leaving his neck open, the American was caught in a rear-naked choke. The tap followed, resulting in the Brazilian remaining undefeated in the UFC.


#3. Joseph Holmes defeats Alen Amedovski

Jospeh Holmes secures the victory (Photo from @UFC via Instagram)
Jospeh Holmes secures the victory (Photo from @UFC via Instagram)

Fighters only get one UFC debut. Though the initial appearance under the sport's brightest lights didn't go in Joseph Holmes' favor, he made it clear that he belongs in the organization with his sophomore performance.

As 'Ugly Man' Joseph and Amedovski were told to fight, Holmes wasted no time with getting to work. A knee that was launched up the middle found the chin of his 34-year-old adversary and nearly put him to sleep. Recoverability was on Amedovski's side, but it simply wasn't enough.

While defending himself from the follow-up blows, Amedovski left his neck exposed. Holmes attacked the choke as he saw it present itself and, regardless of not having any of his hooks in, forced a tap from his still dazed opponent. Holmes is back to his winning ways, having finished all eight of his wins. At 26 years old, the future looks bright for Holmes. The middleweight division has been put on notice with this performance that only lasted a little over a minute.

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