Of the eleven bouts featured at UFC Vegas 49 on Saturday, four highlighted lightweight competitors. And in each and every case, it was a standout night for the winners of those 155-pound fights.
The first lightweight bout of the night came four fights into the card, when Terrance McKinney faced Fares Ziam. McKinney had a breathtaking UFC debut in June, where the former LFA competitor scored the fastest knockout in UFC lightweight history when he lit up Matt Frevola with a wicked one-two. That win was McKinney’s fourth straight first-round stoppage win.
The 27-year-old ‘T-Wrecks’ was the slight -105 underdog to the Frenchman, Ziam, who entered the bout with a 2-1 UFC record and riding a two-fight winning streak.