Gerald Meerschaert scored his second-straight win with an amazing come-from-behind victory over Edmen Shahbazyan to kick off the UFC Vegas 96 main card.
It appeared to be all but over for GM3 after Shahbazyan landed a sneaky right to the body that buckled Meerschaert and sent him crashing to the canvas. Swarming in, Shahbazyan uncorked an onslaught of punches and elbows, but Meerschaert never stopped moving and defending, preventing referee Mark Smith from stepping in and stopping things.
Before long, Shahbazyan recognized he wasn’t going to get the finish and got back to his feet.