Three shoe sizes too big

Pantoja shows Asakura the class difference

Alexandre Pantoja remains Flyweight Champion, and how! The Brazilian delivered a flawless performance and revealed a class difference.

The champion started the fight aggressively, immediately looking to trade blows with Asakura. He hit the newcomer hard in the first round and showed himself ready to trade blows extensively in the first two rounds before grabbing Asakura's back in the second round and taking him to the mat. From there, Pantoja applied a chokehold and secured the victory by submission.

This is the Brazilian's third consecutive successful title defense and arguably his most impressive performance in the Octagon to date. The American Top Team representative remains in a league of his own in the 125-pound weight class and enters next year with an impressive seven-fight winning streak.

Shavkat remains undefeated

Erster Decision Sieg für den 19-0 Title Contender Rakhmonov

In the co-main event, Shavkat Rakhmonov defeated Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47). Before this fight, the two opponents' combined record was 33-0, a new UFC record.

In the first two rounds, Rakhmonov and Machado Garry were almost evenly matched, but Rakhmonov landed the harder shots. Garry had a good third round, but Shavkat turned things around in the fourth. Things heated up again in the final round. Garry, outnumbered on the scorecards, attempted a rear-naked choke, but Rakhmonov defended and took control.

In the end, Rakhmonov won by unanimous decision and remains undefeated at 19-0, keeping him in the running for a title shot against Belal Muhammad.

Garry, on the other hand, suffered his first UFC loss. However, he put his undefeated record on the line against the "Most Dangerous Guy" in the welterweight division and delivered a top-notch performance that continues to position him for the top of this weight class.