The FIGHT PASS Prelims Have Been Home To Some Of The Most Jaw Dropping Performances On Some Of The Biggest Cards. Take A Look At The FIGHT PASS Prelim Fighters Who Stole The Show!
It's not often you hear of a 4-0 35-year-old fighter making their UFC debut, but when Robelis Despaigne won three consecutive fights under the Fury FC banner in less than 20 combined seconds, the UFC matchmakers just had to pull the trigger. Despaigne made good on the leap of faith when he knocked out UFC veteran Josh Parisian in only 18 seconds. Now 5-0 and poised to make a run in the UFC’s heavyweight division, Despaigne introduced himself to the world in thunderous fashion in the FIGHT PASS Early Prelims.

Robelis Despaigne vs Josh Parisian here: https://ufcfightpass.com/video/595046
In only his sophomore trip to the Octagon, Gilbert Burns would show flashes of who we would now know to be one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC. Looking to make a splash of his own in the UFC, Christos Giagos would find himself smothered, mauled and submitted after walking to the cage in full Leonidas regalia. The loss would age well, as it wouldn’t be long before Burns would turn into the household name he is today.
Gilbert Burns vs Christos Giagos here: https://ufcfightpass.com/video/35845
It was going to take a heck of a performance from the NCAA National champion wrestler turned 8-0 mixed martial artist, Gregor Gillespie, to walk out of UFC 210 with a performance bonus. With a murderer’s row of bonus check hogs to fend off, Gillespie still stole the show and $50,000 extra with his 21 second knockout of Andrew Holbrook.

Gregor Gillespie vs Andrew Holbrook here: https://ufcfightpass.com/video/55122
It was slated to be one of the most potent displays of KO power the UFC had seen in a while. No way could a strawweight submission artist steal the shine from the hardest hitters in almost every division, right? Wrong. Vanessa Demopoulos proved to everybody why she was a -140 favorite going into the bout and proved to the casual fans that sometimes it isn’t all about the knockout.

Vanessa Demopoulos vs Silvana Gomez Juarez here: https://ufcfightpass.com/video/286731
You don’t get to a title fight in your fourth trip to the Octagon without a splash in your debut. As a +225 underdog fighting on short notice, FIGHT PASS veteran Steve “Astroboy” Erceg would have won the fans over by simply making it to the final horn, but that wasn’t enough to satisfy the Aussie. Erceg not only made it to the final horn but took the best shots David Dvorak had to offer while returning some power of his own. Everybody watching the UFC 289 FIGHT PASS Prelims knew the ceiling was high for Erceg.

Steve Erceg vs David Dvorak here: https://ufcfightpass.com/video/487933
After an impressive debut against one of the most exciting brawlers of the division, Takashi Soto decided to test his striking prowess against the ground game of Belal Muhammad. Muhammad rolled up his sleeves and put together one of his strongest performances to date, putting Sato away in the third round. And he’s still riding a ten-fight unbeaten streak.
Belal Muhammad vs Takashi Soto here: https://ufcfightpass.com/video/102793
Billy Q has never been afraid to throw. It could honestly be argued that he probably should have had a few more bonuses under his belt, but he made himself undeniable at UFC 282 when he introduced Alexander Hernandez to the business end of his knees in a fight that lived up to 100% of the hype.

Billy Quarantillo vs Alexander Hernandez here: https://ufcfightpass.com/video/424967
John Moraga had quite the mountain to climb when he took the cage against the -600 favorite, undefeated Magomed Bibulatov, at UFC 216. Moraga braved the pressure perfectly by delivering only the second KO of his career but also the only clean knockout of the entire PPV.
John Moraga vs Magomed Bibulatov here: https://ufcfightpass.com/video/59517
Alaska Fighting Championship has gone and done it again. The promotion that brought you Rich Franklin, Lauren Murphy, Jared Cannonier and Jeremy Horn passed along Uros Medic who made a name for himself on season four of Dana White’s Contender Series only to build off it in his UFC debut a handful of months later. Fans who showed up early were treated to his sub-two-minute KO of Aalon Cruz. Currentlym Medic is searching for his fourth win and second performance bonus.

Uros Medic vs Aalon Cruz here: https://ufcfightpass.com/video/208748
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