Diego Lopes delivered a spectacular second-round TKO victory over Jean Silva at UFC Fight Night 259, marking a successful return to winning form for the Brazilian featherweight contender.
The main event at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center concluded at 4:48 of Round 2 when Lopes landed a perfectly timed spinning back elbow that dropped Silva, prompting referee Mike Beltran to stop the contest after Lopes followed up with ground strikes. The event drew a sold-out crowd of 18,005 fans and generated a gate of $3,586,669.
Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva
Lopes established control early in the opening round, taking Silva down and securing full mount position high on his chest.