<ul class="summary-list"><li>Women dominated the UFC prelims Saturday with a series of ass-kicking performances in Las Vegas.</li><li>Tamires Vidal finished Ramona Pascual with a knee before Polyana Viana brutalized her opponent.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> debutante Tamires Vidal kicked off an 11-fight <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> card in style Saturday when she stopped Ramona Pascual with a knee and punches in the very first round.Vidal, 24, had only fought in regional MMA shows since 2018 but stepped up to the big leagues at the Apex in Las Vegas like it was no big deal as she swept Pascual aside with ease.Vidal landed 22 of 34 strikes for 65% accuracy, culminating her attacking output with a knee that seemed to puncture Pascual's solar plexus in such horrible fashion that all the Hong Kong fighter could do was grimace in agony.Pascual's natural fighter instinct took over as she got upright as soon as possible to defend herself, and wait for an attack of her own.However, the referee knew she was in a bad way, could not continue, and rescued her from herself. It was all over.Watch the awesome finish right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1588993208524378112">November 5, 2022</a></blockquote>Speaking to Insider and other reporters backstage, Vidal said reality hadn't yet settled in after her victory — which advanced her pro-MMA record to seven wins against one defeat."It's not real yet," she said through a translator."We were at the airport, our flight got canceled, and we had to sleep on a bench," Vidal said. "My master, who is like a father to me, said: 'It doesn't matter because I am with you.' So that gave me confidence."Insider asked Vidal at which point she knew the fight was over — whether it was when she threw that knee to the liver, landed it, or saw the effect it had on her opponent."When I landed it, I thought when the fight stopped that I was going to get punished," she said, expecting the worst.As things turned out, it was all for the best. For Pascual to recover, and for Vidal to get crowned an emerging queen in the UFC.<h2>Another MMA queen won big as Polyana Viana unapologetically pummeled Jinh Yu Frey</h2><div type="image" title="Polyana Viana beat Jinh Yu Frey." height="1369" width="2000" msid="95328691" hostid="261" sizebytes="227984"></div>Arguably the greatest win on the preliminary section of the UFC card came when <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/polyana-viana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polyana Viana</a> entered the Octagon, and scored a win 45 seconds later.Viana is not known for her lightning-quick fists and knockout abilities but she smashed Jinh Yu Frey to smithereens in as unapologetic manner as one can fathom.She put Frey down with a punch combination that featured unrelenting accuracy and then finished the show with an almighty hammer fist to the skull: Bang.As Frey regained her senses, she got to her feet, but still looked dazed and confused.Viana had not even finished celebrating and waltzed over to Frey to give her a kiss for good measure.Watch Viana's awesome finish right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1589013742544879617">November 5, 2022</a></blockquote>Victory advanced Viana's pro-MMA record to 13 wins (five knockouts, eight submissions) against five defeats.<h2>Johnny Munoz praised Donald Trump and Elon Musk after his win</h2><div type="image" title="Johnny Munoz beat Liudvik Sholinian." height="1378" width="2000" msid="95328692" hostid="261" sizebytes="100146"></div>Earlier in the prelims, Johnny Munoz overcame Liudvik Sholinian after three rounds of bantamweight fighting.Munoz was, by far, the more active combatant having landed 114 of 270 strikes for a 42% accuracy combined with two takedowns from four attempts.Sholinian didn't succeed with any of his takedowns and landed only 70 shots from 166 attempted.It was a clean sweep for Munoz on two of the judges' three scorecards as he earned a unanimous decision with results of 30-27 (x2) and 29-28.Following his win, he gave an unprompted MAGA victory speech by shouting out former president Donald Trump, and also referenced new Twitter owner Elon Musk.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1589008514600833024">November 5, 2022</a></blockquote>English fighter Jake Hadley also got a win on the prelims when he submitted Carlos Candalerio with a triangle choke in the second round at a catchweight of 128.5-pounds.Victory advanced Hadley's pro-MMA record to nine wins against one defeat. It was his first win in the UFC after dropping a decision to Allan Nascimento on his debut with the Las Vegas-based MMA promotion earlier this year.See Hadley's finish right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1588998727657742336">November 5, 2022</a></blockquote>Elsewhere on the prelims, Mario Bautista caught Benito Lopez in a reverse triangle armbar in a buzzer-beating submission, and Miranda Maverick edged Shanna Young in the final bout before the main UFC card on ESPN+.

Polyana Viana's unapologetic 45-second knockout capped a UFC prelims where women dominated the show

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="7200724" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Polyana-Viana">Polyana Viana</keyword> won her <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> fight Saturday by brutal armbar submission.</li><li>The Brazilian fighter bent Mallory Martin's arm in a way an arm should never be bent.</li><li>Watch the brilliant finish right here.</li></ul>Polyana Viana submitted Mallory Martin by bending her arm in a way it should never be bent.Martin couldn't help but tap as the Brazilian fighter broke her UFC opponent's pain barrier early on in their strawweight match at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.The UFC was impressed with the 28-year-old's stoppage win and rewarded her with a performance-related cash bonus."I'm really happy," Viana said after the win, in a statement sent to Insider."Another submission win showing how sharp my jiu-jitsu is, but my standup game is on point too."Viana did not intend to win by armbar. And said she was preparing for a stand-up battle. When the fight went to the mat, she attempted a triangle and then sought the armbar."I started in jiu-jitsu and everyone knows that, but since I moved to Rio de Janeiro, my mind has opened up to more positions, more techniques. I'm improving my ground game more and more," said Viana."This transition is my main move. It's something I always do at the gym with everyone I train with. Everyone already expects it, knows that this is what I do, but they always end up getting caught." I always like to call it my "rice and beans," they are my main weapons."Watch the armbar submission right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1360769032157351936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2021</a></blockquote>The victory advanced Viana's pro-MMA record to 12 wins (four knockouts and eight submissions) against four defeats."I want to get back as soon as possible and for now I don't have a particular opponent in mind, but whoever it is, I'm already ready," Viana said. Elsewhere on the UFC 258 card, Alex Grasso out-pointed Maycee Barber in a women's flyweight match, Kelvin Gastelum edged past Ian Heinisch, and Ricky Simon defeated Brian Kelleher.

Polyana Viana submitted her UFC opponent by bending her arm in a way it should never be bent

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13997207" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chidi-njokuani" source="Orion">Chidi Njokuani</keyword> lands one of the nastiest elbows of the <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword>'s year so far.</li><li>The move knocked Dusko Todorovic out so bad it didn't look like he knew where he was.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — A <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> fighter looked like he didn't know where he was after getting hit with one of the sickest elbow strikes of the year.Chidi Njokuani, an American-Nigerian with extraordinary kickboxing skills, made a name for himself competing in Bellator <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> through the 2010s but earned a full-time UFC contract after impressing <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/dana-white" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White</a> at a Contender Series event in 2021.He scored a 16-second knockout on his UFC debut as he pulverized Marc-Andre Barriault with ease at a UFC Fight Night event in February.On his Octagon return Saturday, at the Apex in Las Vegas, Njokuani once again impressed with his striking skillset as one swift elbow to the face left the 33-year-old's opponent Dusko Todorovic knocked down and out.Njokuani landed 19 of his 23 strikes for an absurd 83% accuracy rate, and worked particularly well from the clinch, which was a position that spelled the beginning of the end for Todorovic.Watch Njokuani's nasty knockout right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—ESPN MMA (@espnmma) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1528171362363260929">May 22, 2022</a></blockquote>Reacting to the finish on Twitter, heavy-hitting heavyweight Francis Ngannou — the UFC's champion in that division — said: "That was brutal."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1528169928704024578">May 22, 2022</a></blockquote>UFC boss White said simply: "Now you know."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—danawhite (@danawhite) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1528169815113756672">May 22, 2022</a></blockquote>Victory advanced Njokuani's pro MMA record to 22 wins (14 knockouts, one submission, and seven decisions) against seven losses.Nicknamed "Chidi Bang Bang," Njokuani is undefeated in UFC competition, has now won three in a row, and is one to watch in the middleweight division.Elsewhere on the main card, Jun Yong Park edged Eryk Anders, Tabatha Ricci out-pointed Polyana Viana, and Michel Pereira earned a split decision over Santiago Ponzinibbio.The UFC prelims were entertaining as <a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-and-video-show-how-tough-ufc-competition-can-be-2022-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">they featured a grotesquely swollen shin, the sound of brutal blows, and an MMA prospect on the rise</a>.UFC takes a week-long hiatus before returning June 4 with a UFC Fight Night event at the Apex in Las Vegas.Alexander Volkov meets Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the main event.

A UFC fighter looked like he didn't know where he was after getting hit with one of the year's nastiest elbows

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Teak tough <keyword id="13997613" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="holly-holm" source="Orion">Holly Holm</keyword> survived a second-round submission attempt that made her face red.</li><li>Holm lasted the five-round distance but protested the result when her opponent was named as winner.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — <keyword id="13997614" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ketlen-vieira" source="Orion">Ketlen Vieira</keyword> looked like she was squeezing <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/holly-holm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Holly Holm</a> with a rear-naked choke that was so tight the American's face was reddening by the second.It is a testament to Holm's toughness that she was able to gut it out let alone escape the second-round submission attempt before surviving the full five rounds of a <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> bantamweight fight Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas.Holm didn't look comfortable at all in the second round, but fought commendably for the rest of a fight that was difficult to score.Holm landed 188 of her 263 total strikes — significantly more than Vieira's 122 from 190, though the Brazilian scored more damage, including a brilliant spinning elbow, and secured a takedown from her seven attempts.The second-round chokehold was no doubt the main talking point of the actual match, but that highlight was overshadowed by narrow scores which yielded a controversial win for Vieira.It was a win Holm immediately pushed back on during her post-fight interview."I thought I won the fight," said Holm. "I gave her round two, and I feel like I won all the rest of the rounds. I always feel like I can do more and be more perfect, but I thought I won the fight. I don't feel like it was a question."Vieira, meanwhile, believes the judges may have looked at Holm's tactics in a negative light."I came here to knock her down," Vieira said. "She came here to stall. She's the 'Preacher's Daughter,' but I had the glory of God here."Added Vieira: "She's a great boxer, and because of that my camp was planned for me to actually grab onto her."But she came [to grapple] tonight and that was confusing to us. But I knew that God was gonna help me on this night."<h2>Earlier in the show, one <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> fighter scored a sickening elbow strike knockout</h2><div type="image" title="Holly Holm felt robbed when the results were announced and Ketlen Vieira had won by split decision." height="1348" width="2000" msid="91718786" hostid="261"></div>Victory advanced Vieira's pro <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> record to 13 wins (two knockouts, four submissions, and seven decisions) against two losses.Earlier on the card, a UFC fighter looked like he didn't know where he was after <a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-chidi-njokuani-land-one-of-the-nastiest-ufc-elbows-2022-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">getting hit with Chidi Njokuani's elbow in one of the nastiest knockouts</a> of the year.Elsewhere on the main card, Jun Yong Park edged Eryk Anders, Tabatha Ricci out-pointed Polyana Viana, and Michel Pereira earned a split decision over Santiago Ponzinibbio.The UFC prelims were entertaining as <a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-and-video-show-how-tough-ufc-competition-can-be-2022-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">they featured a grotesquely swollen shin, the sound of brutal blows, and an MMA prospect on the rise</a>.UFC takes a week-long hiatus before returning June 4 with a UFC Fight Night event at the Apex in Las Vegas. Alexander Volkov will meet Jairzinho Rozenstruik in the main event.

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Polyana Viana's unapologetic 45-second knockout capped a UFC prelims where women dominated the show

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Polyana Viana submitted her UFC opponent by bending her arm in a way it should never be bent

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A UFC fighter looked like he didn't know where he was after getting hit with one of the year's nastiest elbows

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40-year-old fighter Holly Holm's toughness was on display when she escaped a horrible choke in round 2

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