UFC Vegas 49 was a good night for the promotion’s lightweights.
During the prelims, 27-year-old Terrance McKinney scored his second straight first-round stoppage win in the UFC and 24-year-old Ignacio Bahamondes earned his second UFC stoppage win in three fights with the promotion.
The main card saw another young 155-pounder, Arman Tsarukyan, end his fight early. The 25-year-old, Tsarukyan, who entered the contest as the No. 13 ranked fighter in the official UFC lightweight rankings earned a bloody second-round TKO win over Joel Alvarez.
As for the main event, Islam Makhachev, who was the No. 4 ranked fighter in the official UFC 155-pound rankings, ran over late replacement Bobby Green for his 10th straight win with the promotion.