Ronda Rousey Retains Her Crown of UFC’s Most Explosive Finisher as Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Compatriot Fails to Break Her Record at UFC Vegas 58

Said Nurmagomedov failed to break a Ronda Rousey record. Despite that, he and Douglas Silva de Andrade showed the depth of the UFC’s bantamweight division when they squared off against each other at UFC Vegas 58. The featured bantamweight contest on the main card was a complete package of an outstanding display of skills from the unranked 135 lbs fighter.

Official Decision: Said Nurmagomedov wins via a unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

With this, the NFT Castanhal standout stopped the 30-year-old Nurmagomedov’s dream to break Ronda Rousey’s record of consecutive finishes in under a minute.

Rousey was a profound finisher and had quite a run in the bantamweight division. In her 6 successful title defenses inside the Octagon. She dominated her competition and never saw the judges’ scorecard.

The Dagestan fighter representative received a tough battle, unlike his previous two bouts. But ‘D’Silva’ showed resilience to take Nurmagomedov to the judges’ decision. The judges unanimously scored the fight for the Russian fighter.

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Both fighters were on a two-fight win streak coming into the fight. The Brazilian fighter was coming off a win against Sergey Morozov at UFC 271 on February 2, 2022, whereas his counterpart, the Russian athlete, was coming off a victory over the veteran Cody Stamann at UFC 270.

Even without breaking Ronda Rousey’s record, Said Nurmagomedov impressed fight fans

The 37-year-old, Brazilian gave the Dagestan-born fighter a run for his money. He took the Russian standout to the ground and kept the pressure. However, the 30-year-old continued his winning momentum.

MMA Twitter started making the next matchups for the winner and a touted prospect in the division – Said Nurmagomedov. Should he continue his winning momentum, he could get the top 15 rankings soon as he stated in the post-fight Octagon interview.

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What do you make of Said Nurmagomedov vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade bout at UFC Vegas 58? Who could break Ronda Rousey’s record of consecutive UFC finishes under a minute? Share your opinions in the comments section.