The crowd rolled into Rogers Arena early and were rewarded for their attendance, as Saturday’s UFC Fight Night event opened with a trio of third-round stoppages and continued to provide exciting right through to the close of the preliminary card.
Melissa Croden kicked off the night in impressive fashion, building momentum through the contest before registering a third-round stoppage win over Thainara Lisboa to give the host nation their first win of the night. Yousri Belgaroui became the second straight debutant to garner a third-round stoppage win, putting away Azamat Bekoev in impressive fashion before Dana White’s Contender Series grad Stephanie Luciano choked out fellow Brazilian Ravena Oliveira.