UFC Fight Night Prelims Deliver 7 Bouts as Erslan, Gantt and Vieira Lead Winners

8 articles · Updated · UFC · May 17

Seven preliminary fights set up UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa at the Meta APEX, with Ivan Erslan closing the slate by beating Tuco Tokkos 29-28 on all three cards for his first UFC win.
Tommy Gantt made a successful UFC debut with a second-round TKO of Artur Minev at 2:51, while Ketlen Vieira defended her bantamweight standing by handing Jacqueline Cavalcanti her first UFC loss in a unanimous decision.
Cody Brundage snapped a three-fight skid with a TKO of Andre Petroski just 44 seconds into Round 2, and Alice Ardelean extended her winning streak to three with a rare verbal submission over Polyana Viana.
Luis Gurule earned his first UFC victory with a 30-27 sweep over Daniel Barez, and Nicolle Caliari completed a successful strawweight debut by submitting Shauna Bannon with an arm-triangle choke in Round 3.
The seven-fight prelim card mixed quick finishes with competitive decisions, providing momentum for the main card of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.

With her 10th UFC win, is Ketlen Vieira now the top contender for the bantamweight title?

Is Melquizael Costa's hot streak enough to upset the higher-ranked but struggling Arnold Allen tomorrow night?

After a rare 'capsule lock' submission, is Alice Ardelean the division's new ground-game specialist?