Markus Perez submitted Anthony Hernandez.
The two fighters met in a middleweight bout at the UFC on ESPN+ 2 from the Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil. A body kick from Perez to start round 2 has Hernandez doubled over. Perez swarms him and jumps on his back to try the rear-naked choke. Hernandez trying to shake him off, but can’t. Perez drops for a standing D’arce choke and Hernandez goes out cold. Technical submission finish.
Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:
MALUKO!
Markus Perez ignites the #UFCFortaleza crowd with the finish!
WATCH ➡️ https://t.co/7gsc6RQiv8 #UFCFortaleza pic.twitter.com/AJFDPuVOzA
— UFC (@ufc) February 3, 2019
Massive body kick!
But Hernandez is hanging on! #UFCFortaleza pic.twitter.com/wARwB86qxk
— UFC (@ufc) February 3, 2019
First round featured heavy shots by Markus Perez
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— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) February 3, 2019
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