

UFC Vegas 59 had 9 fights before the main event and all 9 of them ended in spectacular finishes. Thus, the eyes were on the main event bout between Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill. The ferocious veteran and the ruthless rising light heavyweight contender didn’t disappoint. No judges were needed in the Apex.
Hill knocked out Santos in the fourth round. However, the stoppage from Herb Dean became the center of attention again.
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‘Sweet Dreams’ coming off of two straight victories, with both first-round finishes, had to go through a battle to get his hand raised. The Michigan-based athlete showcased he was ready to go five rounds as he took control of the bout in the fourth round after having a relatively tough third.
‘Marreta’ had a 1-4 record in his last five bouts and it appears the 38-year-old can’t find the same momentum as he had when he took Jon Jones to a split decision. The Tata Fight Team athlete needs to figure out how he would return to the old glory. But for Hill, the sky is the limit.
After defeating the Brazilian standout, Hill called out Jan Blachowicz for his next bout.
MMA world reacts to another late stoppage from Herb Dean at UFC Vegas 59
The light heavyweight war between one of the most vicious strikers in the division and Hill, who has shown nothing but promise inside the Octagon, had a late stoppage from the ref. The fight fans pointed it out on Twitter.
Herb Dean messed up not putting them back into the clinch after the low blow but overall slow feeling out round #ufc
— Weasle (@ThaWeasle) August 7, 2022
Hills check hook has that Ryan Garcia speed! #UFCVegas59
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) August 7, 2022
Tonight's UFC event is the first event in 8 years that's had a 100% finishing rate.
It's now a part of only 10 events in UFC history with 100% finishing rates.
The other 9 cards:
UFC 1
UFC 2
UFC 3
UFC 4
UFC 6
Ultimate Ultimate 1996
UFC 40
TUF 5 Finale
UFC Fight Night 55— MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) August 7, 2022
This is now about heart 💪🏾❤️ #UFCVegas59
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) August 7, 2022
Jamahal Hill is a fucking savage. Thiago Santos went out on his shield. What a fight
— MMA Gone Wild🥋 (@mmagonewild) August 7, 2022
Herb Dean was completely ready to watch Santos die out there
— Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) August 7, 2022
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Herb Dean must have beef with Thiago bc that man was fighting for his life in the end and Herb easing stopping shit 😩😩😅 #UFCFightnight
— 𓅓 Salmon Lover Boy 𓅓 (@hayzowl) August 7, 2022
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