Raulian Paiva came out of UFC Vegas 32 with a fantastic upset victory, but it came at a cost. A short-notice replacement for Raphael Assuncao against Kyler Phillips, the Brazilian suffered brutal shots and came close to getting finished in the first round of the card’s co-main event, but powered through it to pick up a majority decision win.
In an interview with Combate, Paiva revealed that he doesn’t even remember much of the fight’s first five minutes, after getting badly hurt by Phillips. Somehow, Paiva was able to defend himself enough for the referee to let the bout continue, but not even the man himself knows exactly how he did it.