Virna Jandiroba might’ve locked in a Submission of the Year candidate Saturday when she slickly and violently made Amanda Lemos tap out in the UFC on ESPN 60 main event.
In a grappling-heavy affair, Jandiroba (21-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) seemed to have an answer for everything Lemos (14-3-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) presented. It all lead up to an armbar submission at 4:48 of Round 2 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The finishing sequence was a thing of beauty as Jandiroba slipped from a rear-naked choke attempt on the back to torque a gruesomely-angled armbar.
The victory could very well earn Jandiroba a crack at UFC women’s strawweight champion Zhang Weili, who does not currently have a fight on the books. The win Saturday was Jandiroba’s fourth in a row.
In defeat, Lemos has lost two of her most recent three bouts.
The up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 60 results include:
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Virna Jandiroba def. Amanda Lemos via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 4:48
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Steve Garcia def. Seungwoo Choi via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:36
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Kurt Holobaugh def. Kaynan Kruschewsky via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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Bruno Silva def. Cody Durden via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:58
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Dooho Choi def. Bill Algeo via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:38
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Hyder Amil def. Jeong Yeong Lee via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:05
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Cody Gibson def. Brian Kelleher via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:58
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Miranda Maverick def. Dione Barbosa via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
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Trey Ogden def. Loik Radzhabov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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Luana Carolina def. Lucie Pudilova via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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Thomas Petersen def. Mohammed Usman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 60.
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