Damon Jackson stuns Pat Sabatini, secures early finish at UFC Vegas 60
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to us tonight, September 17, 2022, for UFC Vegas 60, going down live from the Apex Center in Enterprise, Nevada.
Headlining the event is a bantamweight clash, as no. 4 ranked Cory Sandhagen (14-4) faces no. 10 ranked Song Yadong (19-5-1-1) in the main event of the evening.
Co-headlining the event is a middleweight encounter between Chidi Njokuani (22-7) and Gregory Rodrigues (12-4).
Headlining the preliminary card tonight was a featherweight contest between a pair of standout grapplers in Damon Jackson (21-4-1) and Pat Sabatini (17-3). Jackson has gone 4-1 since returning to the UFC, while Sabatini has gone a perfect 4-0 since joining the promotion in the Spring of last year.
Continue reading to see how this epic preliminary main event went down:
Official Result: Damon Jackson def. Pat Sabatini via TKO (front kick & punches) at 1:09 of round one
Jackson catches Sabatini with a front kick right up the middle, which connects with his chin and floors him instantly. Jackson jumps right on him, quickly securing mount, before Sabatini spins and Jackson takes his back.
Jackson proceeded to reign down some punches en route to the early first round stoppage.
Damon Jackson runs through Pat Sabatini #UFCVegas60 pic.twitter.com/c6YYBQcaYf
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For a fight we all expected to take place on the mat, how excited a lot of us were to see them grapple, and this is how it ends. Wow! What a performance by Damon Jackson. His brother, Bradley Jackson, passed away last week, and he certainly made him proud with this somewhat uncharacteristic performance.
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