The UFC 240 ESPN preliminary card just concluded with Viviane Araujo putting some hands on the company’s #7 ranked women’s flyweight Alexis Davis to earn a unanimous nod. The now 8-1 Araujo is riding a five-fight winning streak and beating a pioneer like Davis shoots her right up the divisional ladder.
Before that, Hakeem Dawodu pulled out a sensational third round head kick on UFC newcomer Yoshinori Horie. The Canadian striker has now won three straight UFC fights, moving to 3-1 under the UFC banner. Also on the ESPN prelims, Gavin Tucker overcame a second round point deduction to sniff out a third round submission of Seung Woo Choi.