The first welterweight bout kicked off the UFC 277 preliminary card between Orion Cosce and Mike Mathetha (known as "Blood Diamond").
Both fighters went to the center of the octagon after a touch of gloves. A low kick from Blood Diamond opened the fight, followed by a high kick from Cosce. Both fighters tried to kick on the right spots to get the points. The round ended with the pair of fighters back in the center of the octagon.
A low kick from Blood Diamond started round two. On the break, Diamond landed a spinning back fist that hurt Cosce as “Galaxy” landed a back fist in return.
Round three started, and both fighters were sluggish. Cosce landed a jab, and Blood Diamond responded with one of his own. Cosce put Diamond against the fence again and then landed a takedown. Blood Diamond got back to his feet, but with three minutes left, Cosce jumped on Diamond’s back. They’d go back down. Cosce locked up an arm triangle, but Diamond defended. The rounded ended with Cosce controlling Blood Diamond completely.
The rare double backfist 🤯
— UFC (@ufc) July 30, 2022
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