A pair of Rio Grande Valley mixed martial artists picked up victories at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill on Saturday at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Weslaco native Gilbert “The RGV Bad Boy” Urbina won his fight with a second-round TKO of Orion Cosce on the prelims with a dominant round and a half in their welterweight bout.
Urbina used his size and grappling to take Round 1. In Round 2, he landed a right body kick to Cosce’s midsection which sent the him backing towards the cage. Urbina followed with a flying knee and landed another knee against the cage, sending his opponent crumbling to the canvas 2:55 into second round.
Gilbert Urbina was locked and loaded for the TKO 👀 #UFCVegas73 pic.twitter.com/ikCRXq2hph
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Urbina improved to 7-2 overall as a pro.
Brazilian fighter Diego Ferreira, who owns a gym and trains out of Pharr, opened the main card with a bang as he scored a devastating second-round TKO with an overhand right that connected with Michael Johnson’s jaw, putting him to sleep before he hit the mat. The TKO came 1:50 into the second round of their lightweight contest.
DIEGO FERREIRA PUT MICHAEL JOHNSON TO SLEEP 😱 #UFCVegas73 pic.twitter.com/JyrHgkGo8N
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 20, 2023
The win sends Ferreira to 18-5 overall as a pro.