LAS VEGAS – Melquizael Costa beat Shayilan Nuerdanbieke with a third-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 58 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Have a look contained in the struggle with Costa, who picked up his first end within the UFC.
Consequence: Melquizael Costa def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke by way of submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 3, 1:50
Up to date data: Costa (21-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Nuerdanbieke (39-12 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Key stats: Costa grew to become the primary to cease Nuerdanbieke in roughly 5 years.
Costa on the struggle’s key second
“As quickly as I form of timed it incorrect, he really acquired to me. I put some heavy weight on my hips. After I acquired all the way down to the bottom, then I noticed that I used to be in a position to flip issues round and pull them and I used to be like, ‘He’s all stretched out. We’re going to complete this proper right here.’”
Melquizael Costa def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, UFC on ESPN 58
Costa on 7 KOs, 7 subs, 7 resolution wins
“From the beginning, I wished to complete. That is one thing we all the time attempt to do. We all the time need to win, however I knew that this explicit one, if I acquired the (submission), it could be seven submission wins, seven knockouts, seven selections on my resume.”
Costa on what he desires subsequent
“I all the time say I want a month, and inside per week, I need to prepare once more. We’re going to return into coaching fairly quickly, and I simply heard Noche UFC, the present can be on Sept. 14. Truly, that’s my birthday. So that may be an important reward to have if someone desires.”
To listen to extra from Costa, try the video of the total post-fight interview above.
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