Joanderson Brito smashed his way to another victory Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
In a featherweight prelim bout at UFC on ESPN 47, Brito (14-3-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) brutally knocked out 14-to-1 underdog Westin Wilson (16-8 MMA, 0-1 UFC) during a submission attempt. The stoppage came at 2:54 of Round 1.
Wilson was a short-notice replacement who filled in for the withdrawing Khusein Askhabov and was met early with a signature Brito flurry. Wilson tied up Brito, who then took him down. Once on the ground, Wilson, a submission specialist, attempted a kneebar. After he failed to slip his leg out, Brito rained down some powerful right hands that eventually knocked Wilson unconscious.
Brito escapes with a TKO victory #UFCVegas76 pic.twitter.com/O1iYya12BY
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 1, 2023
After the fight, Brito debuted English during his in-cage interview when he called out featherweights Dan Ige and Alex Caceres for a bout in Brazil this November. Brito has won three straight bouts since he lost his promotional debut to Bill Algeo.
Wilson had a three-fight winning streak snapped with the loss.
Why does Brito wanna beat me up
So bad 😂😭 #UFCVegas76— Dan Ige (@Dynamitedan808) July 1, 2023
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 47 results include:
- Joanderson Brito def. Westin Wilson via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:54
- Karol Rosa def. Yana Santos via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Elves Brener def. Guram Kutateladze via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:17
- Luana Carolina def. Ivana Petrovic via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Alexandr Romanov def. Blagoy Ivanov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 47.
