Vitor Petrino improves to 11-0 with win over Tyson Pedro in UFC Vegas 87 co-main event
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to us today, March 2, 2024, for UFC Vegas 87, going down live from the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada.
Headlining the event is a heavyweight bout between no. 12 ranked Jairzinho Rozenstruik (13-5) and fellow dangerous finisher Shamil Gaziev (12-0).
Co-headlining the event was a light-heavyweight affair between Brazil’s Vitor Petrino (11-0) and Australia’s Tyson Pedro (10-5).
Petrino had gone a perfect 3-0 thus far into his promotional tenure, coming in off stunning back-to-back finishes, while Pedro had gone 3-1 since returning to the sport in 2022 following a near four-year hiatus.
Continue reading to see how our 205 lb co-main event of the evening went down:
Official Result: Vitor Petrino def. Tyson Pedro via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Pedro landed a solid leg kick about one minute into the contest, Petrino returning fire with one of his own shortly following. Petrino also lands a good jab in the first, though each man was weary of the others power with not much going on in the opening round.
Petrino shot in on a takedown early in the second, unable to secure it as they went back to striking range midway through the round. Again, much like the first, there wasn’t a lot going on in the middle stretch. Pedro fought timid and Petrino missed on most of his strike attempts.
Petrino came alive and landed a couple hard jabs as the third and final round began, finally securing a big takedown about 90 seconds in. He continued to maul Pedro for the remainder of the bout, ending on top attempting an arm-triangle choke.
Tyson Pedro at one point had so much hype around his name; having stopped both Khalil Rountree and Paul Craig in his first two promotional appearances. He’d then go 1-3 over his next four before taking his extended break from the sport, going 3-2 since returning at UFC Vegas 52 in April of 2022.
26-year-old stud Vitor Petrino on the other hand remains undefeated with a lackluster, but impressive win over a solid vet today at UFC Vegas 87.
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