HOUSTON – Kyler Phillips bounced back from defeat in style.
The bantamweight put on a dominant showing on the preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC 271 at the Toyota Center. Phillips (10-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) submitted a very tough Marcelo Rojo (16-8 MMA, 0-2 UFC) with an armbar from the triangle choke position in their preliminary contest, which aired on ESPN ahead of the night’s pay-per-view main card. The official stoppage came at the 1:48 mark of Round 3.
Phillips dominated the action from start to finish. The 26-year-old stayed on the outside for the majority of the fight, picking apart Rojo with leg kicks. Phillips also scored several takedowns, where he controlled the action and landed ground-and-pound.
Phillips successfully bounced back from his controversial loss to Raulian Paiva back in July. Prior to the defeat, he was on a four-fight winning streak.
Below you can watch Phillips’ armbar finish:
Se acaba la pelea, @KyMatrix somete a Marce Rojo en round 3 #UFC271 pic.twitter.com/udZiATaLnM
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) February 13, 2022
The up-to-the-minute UFC 271 results include:
- Kyler Phillips def. Marcelo Rojo via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 1:48
- Carlos Ulberg def. Fabio Cherant via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Ronnie Lawrence def. Mana Martinez via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-28)
- Jacob Malkoun def. AJ Dobson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Douglas Silva de Andrade def. Sergey Morozov via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:34
- Jeremiah Wells def. Blood Diamond via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:38
- Maxim Grishin def. William Knight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
