Six years passed between Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera’s first and second fights. But the result of the rematch at UFC Vegas 20 was set almost from the outset by a single technique.
The calf kick, ever-present in today’s octagon, was Munhoz’s key to dismantling Rivera over three rounds.
First one that I threw, I saw in his eyes that he felt a little bit lost, like a little bit hurt,” Munhoz told UFC broadcaster Laura Sanko on the ESPN post-fight show. “Then in the moment, I realized, I said, ‘I’m going to keep applying it.