Updated
Updated · UFC · Jun 6
Joanderson Brito Submits Jordan Leavitt in 4:19 of Round 1 for 2nd Straight UFC Win
Updated
Updated · UFC · Jun 6

Joanderson Brito Submits Jordan Leavitt in 4:19 of Round 1 for 2nd Straight UFC Win

2 articles · Updated · UFC · Jun 6

Summary

  • 4:19 into Round 1, Joanderson Brito tapped Jordan Leavitt with a front choke after a clinch-heavy opening on the UFC Fight Night prelims in Las Vegas.
  • Leavitt shot from too far out as they broke from the fence, and Brito immediately locked in the choke to seal the finish.
  • The win was Brito’s second straight and his seventh in 10 UFC appearances, with the Dana White’s Contender Series graduate again winning by that choke inside the Octagon.
  • The result strengthens Brito’s case as a dangerous contender near the featherweight Top 15 as UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs Bonfim continues at the Apex.

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