Rei Tsuruya looked like the biggest favorite of the UFC Fight Night 286 card against Kevin Borjas.
Tsuruya (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) dove for Borjas' (11-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC) legs and took him down immediately to start the flyweight bout. He controlled his foe on the ground with ease and took the back to score the rear-naked choke submission at the 4:14 mark of Round 1 in Saturday's bout at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China.
Check out the video of Tsuruya's finish below (via X):
After losing to current UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van at UFC 313, Tsuruya rebounded with back-to-back first-round submissions. The 24-year-old **** anese fighter called for a ranked opponent in his post-fight interview with Brendan Fitzgerald
Rei Tsuruya def. Kevin Borjas via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:14
#kevin #fight #bout
Tsuruya (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) dove for Borjas' (11-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC) legs and took him down immediately to start the flyweight bout. He controlled his foe on the ground with ease and took the back to score the rear-naked choke submission at the 4:14 mark of Round 1 in Saturday's bout at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China.
Check out the video of Tsuruya's finish below (via X):
After losing to current UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van at UFC 313, Tsuruya rebounded with back-to-back first-round submissions. The 24-year-old **** anese fighter called for a ranked opponent in his post-fight interview with Brendan Fitzgerald
Rei Tsuruya def. Kevin Borjas via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:14
#kevin #fight #bout
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