Cub Swanson extended his winning streak to four, defeating Conor McGregor training partner Artem Lobov in the headline bout of a UFC Fight Night event Saturday in Nashville.
Swanson (25-7) landed 251 total strikes over five rounds to take a unanimous decision.
Al Iaquinta returned from a two-year layoff but didn’t appear to have any rust as he knocked out popular veteran Diego Sanchez in 98 seconds in the co-main event.
Former Tennessee Volunteers football player Ovince Saint Preux brought the Nashville crowd to its feet by tapping out Marcos Rogério de Lima. Saint Preux hit a Von Flue choke, the same rare move he used to beat Nikita Krylov back in 2014. Saint Preux is now the only fighter in UFC history to hold two victories via Von Flue choke.
In the opening bout on the main card, Mike Perry earned a Performance of the Night bonus for his brutal elbow knockout of Jake Ellenberger.
The preliminary card was highlighted by standout flyweights Brandon Moreno and Hector Sandoval who earned stoppage victories over Dustin Ortiz and Matt Schnell, respectively.
Here are the complete results from UFC Nashville:
MAIN CARD
— Cub Swanson def. Artem Lobov by unanimous decision
— Al Iaquinta def. Diego Sanchez by knockout
— Ovince Saint Preux def. Marcos Rogério de Lima by submission
— John Dodson def. Eddie Wineland by unanimous decision
— Stevie Ray def. Joe Lauzon by majority decision
— Mike Perry def. Jake Ellenberger by knockout
PRELIMINARY CARD
— Thales Leites def. Sam Alvey by unanimous decision
— Brandon Moreno def. Dustin Ortiz by submission
— Scott Holtzman def. Michael McBride by unanimous decision
— Danielle Taylor def. Jessica Penne by unanimous decision
— Alexis Davis def. Cindy Dandois by unanimous decision
— Bryan Barberena def. Joe Proctor by TKO
— Hector Sandoval def. Matt Schnell by knockout
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