Joselyne Edwards is turning into a finishing machine.
Inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas at UFC on ESPN 72, Edwards (16-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) faced Priscila Cachoeira in what looked to be an all-action women’s bantamweight bout on paper. It turned out to be exactly that for as long as it lasted. Edwards put together a finishing combination to knock out Cachoeira (13-6 MMA, 5-6 UFC) at 2:24 of the first round.
Edwards gave Cachoeira something to think about early by shooting for a takedown immediately. Cachoeira defended it well, and brought the fight to Edwards by constantly marching forward. However, her hyper-aggression would soon be her downfall.
As Cachoeira marched forward swining big punches, she failed to keep her defense tight, allowing Edwards to rip vicious counter combinations. A hard left-right combo from Edwards sent “Zombie Girl” crashing to the canvas midway through the round.
Check out the replay of the finish below (via X):
Make it three straight finishes for Edwards. She entered the fight with momentum of a third-round submission of Tamires Vidal and a first-round TKO of Chelsea Chandler. On the other side, Cachoeira has been finished in three of her last four fights.
