Luis Felipe Dias wasn’t going to let go once he found the neck of Donavon Hedrick at Dana White’s Contender Series 85.
Dias (16-5) delivered a conclusive performance Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas when he took the back of Hedrick (6-1) in the second round and committed everything to lock in the rear-naked choke. He did that, and got the tap at the 4:37 mark of Round 2 to close the middleweight contest.
Check out the replay of Dias’ win below (via Instagram):
After the fight, an elated Dias was proud to get his eighth career submission win, and perhaps the most significant of all as it could lead to a UFC contract.
“To be here, I’m very blessed,” Dias told Laura Sanko through an interpreter in his post-fight interview. “I got to show my skills tonight.”
