UFC Vegas 2: Marvin Vettori Taps Out Karl Roberson in Grudge Match

After Karl Roberson was forced to withdraw from their first booking a few weeks ago, Marvin Vettori made it clear that he’s got some issues with the fighter. Well, at UFC Vegas 2 tonight, Vettori quickly settled their grudge with a first round, submission win.

Round one

Neither man landed anything big in the opening moments, but then both fighters started to score with some jabs. A couple of minutes in, Vettori shot in, and while Roberson defended at first, he eventually wound up on the floor.

Vettori started hunting for a choke from above. The action scrambled to the feet and Vettori tried locking in a guillotine choke,  but Roberson defended.

With the fight on the ground again, Vettori started firing down punches from above for several moments.

Roberson absorbed numerous punches from above, and not long after, Vettori sunk in a fight ending, rear-naked-choke. Impressive win for Vettori.

UFC Vegas 2 results

Here are the results so far for UFC Vegas 2, which is going down at the Apex Facility.

Marvin Vettori def. Karl Roberson via submission (rear-naked-choke) R1. 4:17

Charles Rosa def. Kevin Aguilar via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Andre Fili def. Charles Jourdain via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Jordan Espinosa def. Mark De La Rosa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Mariya Agapova def. Hannah Cifers via submission (rear-naked-choke) R1, 2:42

Merab Dvalishvili def. Gustavo Lopez via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-25)

Julia Avila def. Gina Mazany via TKO (punches) R1, 0:22

Tyson Nam def. Zarrukh Adashev via KO (punch) R1, 

Christian Aguilera def. Anthony Ivy via TKO (punches) R1, 0:59