<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12427377" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="andre-petroski" source="Orion">Andre Petroski</keyword> submitted <keyword id="13937822" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nick-maximov" source="Orion">Nick Maximov</keyword> with ease at a <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> event Saturday in Las Vegas.</li><li>American <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> fighter Petroski sent Maximov to sleep with an anaconda choke after 76 seconds.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — A surging American <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> fighter sent his <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> opponent to sleep with a nasty chokehold after just 76 seconds.Andre Petroski's three-round middleweight bout against Nick Maximov opened an 11-bout UFC card held at the Apex in Las Vegas.Maximov told Insider and other reporters earlier in the week that he was down to fight one of the scariest fighters in the business — <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/khamzat-chimaev" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Khamzat Chimaev</a>, and even called the Swedish-Russian a "fool."Petroski appeared to punish Maximov on Chimaev's behalf as he ended his opponent's undefeated run with a first-round submission.Petroski landed only one strike from 10 attempts but, after grappling exchanges, worked his anaconda choke and rendered Maximov asleep with the technique."That's my move," he told UFC commentator and former middleweight champion Michael Bisping. "That's my position that we were working with — the front headlock. It's amazing to see it work."He then said he'd like to fight Gerald Meerschaert at the UFC's next pay-per-view show — UFC 275 on June 9 in Singapore.Watch Petroski's brutal but brilliant finish right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—ESPN MMA (@espnmma) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1525623751546572800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2022</a></blockquote>With the victory, Petroski advanced his pro MMA record to eight wins (four knockouts and four submissions) against one loss — a 2020 defeat to Aaron Jeffery at LFA 93, mere months before he signed to the market-leading MMA promotion UFC.He has since gone on a three-fight winning run and is unbeaten in UFC competition.He inflicted <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-yaozong-absorbed-abject-punishment-in-ufc267-loss-to-petroski-2021-10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a lot of damage on Hu Yaozong at an event Insider attended on Fight Island last year, and then called ultimate fighting </a>"the greatest job in the world."Petroski and Maximov opened the UFC's 54th event at its own TV studio called Apex.Jan Blachowicz and Aleksandar Rakic headline the card, which was broadcast in its entirety on ESPN+.

A surging American MMA fighter sent his UFC opponent to sleep with a nasty chokehold after just 76 seconds

<ul class="summary-list"><li>American <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> fighter <keyword id="12427377" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="andre-petroski" source="Orion">Andre Petroski</keyword> can throw slug after slug.</li><li><keyword id="12427378" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hu-yaozong" source="Orion">Hu Yaozong</keyword> showed teak toughness in his <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> 267 middleweight fight with Petroski.</li></ul>"It is not about how hard you hit, but how hard you can get hit… and keep moving."ABU DHABI - The immortal words of Rocky Balboa, played by Sylvester Stallone, almost rang true for Hu Yaozong in Saturday's UFC 267 showdown against featherweight opponent Andre Petroski.The Chinese fighter took an extraordinary amount of punishment throughout the three-round bout, continually walking forward as Petroski hit him with heavy slug after slug.Petroski landed 34 of 56 shots in the first round, 19 of 25 in the second, and 26 of 30 in the third, with the vast majority of those strikes deemed significant, according to <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> statistics.Some of those hits were so heavy, and caused such a thud Octagonside, that this Insider reporter was wincing with each strike.It is a testament to Yaozong's ability to absorb that amount of damage that he lasted deep into the third round.He was eventually submitted with an arm triangle technique from half guard, with 14 seconds left on the Octagon clock.Watch some of the action here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1454467093789806592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2021</a></blockquote>And here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1454469022771302407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2021</a></blockquote>This is the submission:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">-UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1454469828127907842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2021</a></blockquote>"Fuck, man, it's the greatest job in the world," Petroski said in a post-fight statement sent to Insider. "It's been my dream to come here, to fight here it's fucking double."Victory advanced the 30-year-old American's pro <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> record to seven wins (four knockouts and three submissions) against just one loss, with two wins from two in UFC fights alone."Two wins, two finishes - still 100% finish rate," said Petroski. "It's been awesome. I'm grateful for the opportunities."Me knowing the last 15 seconds, I might as well just give it my all. To make my opponent quit or make him unconscious, that's why we get in this sport. That's the goal. Who wants to see a decision?"Petroski's middleweight win over Yaozong was the second fight on the 14-bout UFC 267 card that took place inside the 18,000 capacity Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

Hu Yaozong rode out a series of insane shots during his epic slobberknocker with Andre Petroski at UFC 267

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A Full Send <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> reporter, one of the Nelk Boys, got slapped at a <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> event on July 2.</li><li>UFC star <keyword id="12337189" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nate-diaz" source="Orion">Nate Diaz</keyword> struck the microphone out of OG Shawny Mack's hand, then cuffed his head.</li></ul>Full Send MMA reporter OG Shawny Mack, a member of the Nelk Boys content creation team on YouTube, got more than he bargained for on his first week reporting at a live <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> event.Full Send was on the scene July 2 at UFC 276 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and, while backstage, tried to interview <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> star Nate Diaz, famed for his "Stockton Slap" technique.Things escalated quickly within moments of Mack speaking to Diaz.<div type="image" title="Nate Diaz slapped Conor McGregor multiple times when they fought." height="1334" width="2000" msid="92756627" hostid="261" sizebytes="83400"></div>The 37-year-old fighter said something about Mack speaking ill about his boy, <a href="https://www.insider.com/nate-diaz-slapped-youtube-reporter-backstage-at-ufc-276-2022-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slapped the microphone out of the reporter's hand, and struck the cap off his head</a>.The interview ended there.<a href="https://twitter.com/SNickdiaz/status/1545239088436916224" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speaking to other Nelk Boys this week</a>, Mack provided the likely reason why he got slapped.<h2>Mack made memes designed to mock one of Diaz's friends</h2><div type="image" title="Nate Diaz slapped an MMA reporter at a UFC show." height="624" width="1200" msid="92756629" hostid="261" sizebytes="18990"></div>One of the Nelk Boys asked Mack if he would "square up" to him."What the fuck am I going to do … fight Nate Diaz?" Mack said.Explaining the confrontation, Mack said Diaz — who has been linked with a bout against the intimidating contender Khamzat Chimaev — has a homeboy and training partner called Nick Maximov."There was also a video TMZ posted, and they asked Nate Diaz when he's going to fight Khamzat," Mack said. "He said, 'Fuck that, fight my boy over here,' and it just awkwardly pans the camera to Nick Maximov like he wasn't expecting it."<h2>'I probably deserved it'</h2><div type="image" title="OG Shawny Mack on the Full Send podcast." height="557" width="1000" msid="92756630" hostid="261" sizebytes="24474"></div>"And he's like, 'Yeah, man.' I made a meme about it, and I took the song that goes, 'Oh no, oh no.' So when the camera pans to Nick Maximov, I played that. And I zoomed in on Nick Maximov's face — that was the first one."Mack said he also made a second meme to mock Maximov, who lost a UFC match on May 14 to Andre Petroski by first-round anaconda choke.<blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CfjuycKpfgs" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by THE OG (@ogshawnymack)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></div></blockquote>"He got tapped out in the first round, so I screenshotted a picture of Nick Maximov obviously slept in the cage, and I put the Nate Diaz quote — 'Khamzat Chimaev, come fight my boy, as he's sitting there [obviously beaten]."After all was said and done, Mack conceded: "So … you know what? Fucking right. I probably deserved it."

The reporter who got slapped by UFC star Nate Diaz said he 'probably deserved it'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13938556" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="michael-johnson" source="Orion">Michael Johnson</keyword> finished <keyword id="13938555" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="alan-patrick" source="Orion">Alan Patrick</keyword> with a highlight-reel knockout Saturday at the <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> Apex.</li><li>The result brought an end to a four-fight skid as Johnson won his first bout since 2018.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — American lightweight Michael Johnson made his <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> opponent face-plant the canvas with a devastating second-round knockout win Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas.Johnson gave Patrick a taste of his superior power early in the first round when he dazed him with crisp, accurate, stinging boxing.Though he was dazed himself with return fire later in the round, he showed variety with his strike output by landing a spinning backfist amongst more traditional shots.In the second, both fighters slugged away. Johnson hit Patrick with counter shots, inside leg kicks, and eye-catching punch flurries.A four-punch combo, a left hook, and then two afters when Patrick looked beaten and defenseless sealed the result.Watch the knockout win right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—ESPN <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> (@espnmma) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1525648241995288576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2022</a></blockquote>Victory advanced Johnson's pro <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> record to 20 wins (nine knockouts, two submissions, and nine decisions) against 17 losses.Notably, it bucked a four-fight losing run as the win over Patrick was his first since a 2018 decision against Artem Lobov at a UFC Fight Night event in Canada."The journey was rough, rough and tough," Johnson said, referencing his losing run in a post-fight statement to the UFC commentator and former champion Michael Bisping."I was in a dark place and a dark hole. I saw some light and I got out of that dark hole."Earlier on the card, surging American MMA fighter <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-andre-petroski-chokes-nick-maximov-unconscious-2022-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andre Petroski sent Nick Maximov to sleep with a nasty chokehold</a> after just 76 seconds.Viviane Araujo romped to a bruising UFC win after a first-round kick that could have taken her head off.The Brazilian fighter's win was overshadowed, though, when her opponent Andrea Lee's cornerman <a href="https://www.insider.com/viviane-araujo-recovered-from-devastating-head-kick-to-win-ufc-2022-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tony Kelley could be heard saying: "That's what they're going to do, they're dirty fucking Brazilians.</a>"They're going to fucking cheat like that," Kelley added.The comments were heard during the live ESPN+ broadcast.Prominent light heavyweights Jan Blachowicz and Aleksandar Rakic competed in the main event.

American lightweight Michael Johnson made his UFC opponent face-plant the canvas with a devastating KO

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13938557" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="viviane-araujo" source="Orion">Viviane Araujo</keyword> came from behind to beat <keyword id="13938558" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="andrea-lee" source="Orion">Andrea Lee</keyword> in convincing fashion Saturday.</li><li>Lee almost finished Araujo in the first round with a head kick that would have KO'd most people.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — Viviane Araujo romped to a bruising <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> win after overcoming a first-round kick that could have taken her head off.Araujo fought Andrea Lee in a women's flyweight three-round bout Saturday at the Apex in Las Vegas.It could have been a quickfire knockout loss for Araujo as she was kicked in a way reminiscent of Holly Holm's iconic, career-defining knockout win over Ronda Rousey in 2015.But though she got knocked down, Araujo unlike Rousey was never knocked out. Mere moments later she tossed Lee to the canvas herself to assert her own dominance in the fight. By the round's end, Lee's nose had been bloodied.If Araujo had lost the opening round through the knockdown, she came into the second with all guns blazing as she aggressively targeted Lee's body with shots.She dominated Lee regardless of whether the fight was stand-up or on the ground, shifting control positions and attempting arm-triangle chokes.Araujo took Lee to the ground once again early in the third, and again showcased superior skillsets regardless of where combat took place.By the fight's end, Araujo had out-thrown, out-landed, and out-grappled Lee. She connected with 96 of her 160 strikes for a 60% accuracy compared to Lee's 64 from 103 (62%).Araujo succeeded in three of five takedown attempts compared to Lee's one from two.Unsurprisingly, Araujo won a unanimous decision with scores of 29-27 (twice) and Derek Cleary.This photo shows the impact Lee's kick had in the first round, and how it could have ended the fight there and then:<div type="image" title="Andrea Lee kicks Viviane Araujo in a UFC match." height="1411" width="2000" msid="91572546" hostid="261"></div><h2>Lee's cornerman Tony Kelley could be heard making disparaging remarks</h2>Araujo's come-from-behind victory was overshadowed somewhat by remarks Tony Kelley, Lee's coach and a <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> fighter himself, could be heard making during the live ESPN broadcast.In between rounds, Kelley appeared to say: "That's what they're going to do, they're dirty fucking Brazilians — they're going to fucking cheat like that."Araujo did not attend the post-fight press conference so Insider could not ask the fighter if she heard Kelley's controversial comment to Lee."Ok that corner work was terrible," UFC fighter Belal Muhammad tweeted, adding: "Lee keeps dating racists."Lee's former husband Donny Aaron had multiple Nazi-affiliated tattoos, <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/6/3/17422688/andrea-lees-husband-coach-donny-aaron-apologizes-for-nazi-tattoos-wont-get-them-removed-or-covered" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to a 2018 article on MMA Fighting</a>.Kelley is Lee's current partner.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1525653587904212994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2022</a></blockquote>Araujo was transported to a local hospital after her win.Victory advanced her pro <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> record to 11 wins (three knockouts, four submissions, and four decisions) against three losses.Elsewhere on the card, <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-andre-petroski-chokes-nick-maximov-unconscious-2022-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andre Petroski rendered Nick Maximov unconscious with a 76-second anaconda choke</a>.

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A surging American MMA fighter sent his UFC opponent to sleep with a nasty chokehold after just 76 seconds

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