Vitor Petrino was successful in his heavyweight debut at UFC on ESPN 70 with a one-sided showing against Austen Lane.
Petrino (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) put Lane (13-7 MMA, 1-4 UFC) on his back early in the first round of Saturday’s main card bout at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., then proceeded to threaten wth ground-and-pound and submission attempts until he locked in a rear-naked choke to get the tap at the 4:16 mark of Round 1.
Check out the replay of Petrino’s handiwork below (via X):
The 27-year-old Petrino said he is looking to make waves s
“Now I’m moving up weight and I came here in this division to stay,” Petrino told Daniel Cormier through an interpreter in his post-fight interview. “He lost his (submission) virginity to me. My coaches gave me all the tools to be able to finish the fight.”
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 70 results:
- Vitor Petrino def. Austen Lane via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:16
- Tuco Tokkos def. Junior Tafa via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 4:25
- Chris Curtis def. Max Griffin via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Jake Matthews def. Chidi Njokuani via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:09
- Eduarda Moura def. Lauren Murphy via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Valter Walker def. Kennedy Nzechukwu via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 0:54
- Mike Davis def. Mitch Ramirez via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:08
- Fatima Kline def. Melissa Martinez via TKO (head kick) – Round 3, 2:36
