We had a bright and eary start today for UFC on ABC 2 early prelims, and just one fight to speak of before the switch to ESPN for the core prelim card.
Kasanganay makes successful submission return after historic highlight-reel loss
In his first fight at welterweight in the promotion, Impa Kasanganay pushed a heavy wrestling-based strategy throughout the opening frame of the fight, and event. As he scored the first round in his favor.
No hooks, no problem 😤@kingimpa locked up the choke at #UFCVegas23 pic.twitter.com/yipmuYuuGo
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 10, 2021
The pace did not change in the second for Kasanganay against Sasha Palatnikov. The opening seconds consisted of a wild scramble, with a good defensive effort from Palatnikov to stave off the Sanford MMA fighter. However, the scramble opened up the Hong Kong natives back, “Tshilobo” took advantage, and locked in a rear-naked-choke 26 seconds into the round to finish the fight. Getting his ninth career W.
It’s a big bounce-back win for the 27-year-old after a historic highlight-reel loss to Joaquin Buckley in October. It’s also his first submission victory since May 2019. For Palatnikov, it’s his first loss in the promotion after a debut TKO win in November.
