The UFC Vegas 53 event took place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, and we have details of both highlights and results. Rob Font and Marlon Vera, both top-10 bantamweights, fought in the main event in a battle poised to go down as a contender for the biggest fights of the year. Font was fined 20% of his fight money for missing weight, but the fight went on as planned. Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski met Jake Collier in the co-main event. Highlights from the Preliminary Card Shanna Young defeats Gina Mazany In the evening's first event, Shanna Young won her maiden UFC fight via TKO over Gina Mazany in the women's flyweight division. Gabe Green defeats Yohan Lainesse In the second round, Gabe Green defeated Yohan Lainesse via TKO in their welterweight bout. Daniel Da Silva is defeated by Francisco Figueiredo Francisco Figueredo beat fellow Brazilian Daniel Da Silva through first-round kneebar submission in their flyweight bout. Chase Sherman loses to Alexandr Roma
10 Greatest MMA Slam Knockouts in History
A knockout that can turn a match around in a second is the proverbial icing on the cake. We tell you, there have been so many bouts that are etched in our minds. Picking the top 10 from them has been a real challenging task. However, we have compiled this list of what we feel have been the 10 greatest MMA slam knockouts ever seen. Without any further ado, let’s take a peek into them.
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Silva vs. Belfort, 2011
This one turned out to be a true classic. Anderson “The Spider” Silva successfully retained his Middleweight Championship. Silva showed why he’s such a treat to watch when he landed a perfectly timed front head kick knocking Vitor Belfort cold. It was surely a scintillating display of a sudden attack by “The Spider.”