Brady Hiestand

Hiestand pressed forward through Nakamura's early attacks and repeatedly made the fight physical. After working through Nakamura's front-headlock and scramble attempts, Hiestand took the back and secured control. Hiestand finished the rear-naked choke at 4:07 of round two for the official submission win.

Key moments

• Hiestand's pressure created repeated clinch and scramble exchanges in the opening round.
• Hiestand advanced from the scramble to Nakamura's back and secured the position.
• The rear-naked choke ended the fight at 4:07 of round two.

Hiestand survived Armfield's early submission threats and a second-round knockdown, then returned to his wrestling and back control. After repeatedly mat-returning Armfield, Hiestand secured the rear-naked choke in the third round.

Key moments

• Armfield defended early takedown attempts and threatened an armbar, but Hiestand escaped and answered with a guillotine.
• Hiestand took the back and nearly finished a rear-naked choke before the first-round horn.
• Armfield dropped Hiestand and reached mount in round two, but Hiestand escaped, elevated him, and regained back control.
• Hiestand mat-returned Armfield again and finished the rear-naked choke at 1:52 of round three.

Danaa had the sharper damage early, dropping Hiestand with a left hook in Round 2 and stifling several takedown attempts. Hiestand kept forcing grappling exchanges, then turned the fight with a late third-round double leg and ground-and-pound stoppage.

Key moments

• Hiestand used switch head kicks and a clinch entry in Round 1, while Danaa answered with low kicks, a left hook and a knee against the takedown attempts.
• Danaa dropped Hiestand with a left hook at the start of Round 2, but Hiestand powered through to take the back and secure a body triangle.
• Hiestand landed a clean double leg late in Round 3 and kept Danaa pinned on his knees while the punches accumulated.
• The referee stopped the fight at 4:21 of Round 3, giving Hiestand the TKO win.