LUQUE vs PRICE
THAT’S IT!@VicenteLuqueMMA finishes Price! #UFCSP pic.twitter.com/QFBRn2sDFU
— UFC (@ufc) October 29, 2017
Stepping in on short notice to replace the injured Luan Chagas, welterweight up and comer Vicente Luque made the most of his opportunity at Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo, handing Niko Price the first loss of his pro career via second-round submission.
With the win, Brasilia’s Luque moves to 12-6-1; Cape Coral’s Price falls to 10-1 with 1 NC.
Keeping it standing for the first five minutes, Luque and Price each got their shots in during a fast-paced round, but Luque landed the harder blows, allowing him to edge the frame.
Luque continued to surge ahead in round two, and with a little over a minute remaining, he hurt Price with a right hand then dropped him with a left. The Floridian survived the initial follow-up barrage, but Luque then sunk in a D’Arce choke, and the tap followed at the 4:08 mark.
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