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UFC Monterrey video recap: Lamas chops down Sanchez's leg, spoils FW debut

Check out Bloody Elbow's recap of the UFC Fight Night 78 co-main event between Ricardo Lamas and Diego Sanchez on Saturday night in Mexico.

UFC contender Ricardo Lamas welcomed The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Diego Sanchez to the featherweight division in devastating fashion.

Lamas was unable to finish the tough Sanchez, but picked up a dominant unanimous decision in the co-feature. Lamas was able control the pace of the fight the entire time, which allowed him to land a large amount of strikes from a distance. Lamas mixed in a few takedowns, as well, but couldn't pull off a submission with the dominant positions.