Saturday’s main card was humming along before coming to an unexpected halt before the main event combatants made the walk to the Octagon.
Maycee Barber was not medically cleared to compete after getting ready to make the walk, resulting in her bout with Erin Blanchfield being cancelled. Before the bout was called off, the action was ramping up, with the flyweight headlining act poised to be a thrilling crescendo.
Zachary Reese opened the main card with a unanimous decision win over fellow Dana White’s Contender Series alum Dusko Todorovic before Ketlen Vieira got the better of Macy Chiasson in a clash of Top 5 bantamweights. From there, Dustin Jacoby and Ramiz Brahimaj delivered back-to-back first-round finishes, the former knocking out Bruno Lopes and the latter submitting Billy Ray Goff.
And in the final bout of the evening, Mateusz Gamrot out-worked Ľudovit Klein to get himself back in the win column and halt Klein’s seven-fight unbeaten streak.
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Mateusz Gamrot got things moving in the right direction again, registering a unanimous decision win over surging Slovakian Ludovit Klein in the co-main event.
The Polish veteran used his superior wrestling to control things throughout the first two rounds, giving Klein little room to breathe over the opening 10 minutes. The duo spent a little more time striking in the third before Gamrot timed a level change, put Klein on his back, and opened up with his hands from top position through to the buzzer.
A fixture in the Top 15 since arriving in the UFC, the 34-year-old Gamrot should maintain his place in the Top 10 as a result of this victory, and will continue trying to chase down marquee opportunities for the back half of the year.
Make it back-to-back first-round finishes for Ramiz Brahimaj.
The decorated grappler wasted no time taking Goff to the canvas in this one, only for the Dana White’s Contender Series to work to his feet and break free. He then looked to shoot on Brahimaj, and the welterweight dark horse capitalized, switching from a ninja choke to a high-elbow guillotine that quickly put Goff to sleep.
After admittedly struggling with inconsistency at the outset of his career, Brahimaj has now earned consecutive first-round finishes, having registered a knockout win over Mickey Gall last time out. The 32-year-old was ready to walk away from the sport a couple years back, and now he’s turned in consecutive dominant performances.
Dustin Jacoby is on one!
“The Hanyak” rolled into the Octagon and blew through Bruno Lopes, hurting him in the opening seconds of the fight with a stiff jab before unloading a torrent of blows as the Brazilian was leaning against the fence, sending him crashing to the canvas.
That’s now consecutive wins and consecutive finishes for the veteran light heavyweight, marking the first time in his UFC tenure that he’s earned back-to-back finishes. The 37-year-old Factory X representative is an outstanding, experienced presence in the 205-pound ranks, and should garner a step up in competition next time out after dispatching a pair of prospects in his last two outings.
Ketlen Vieira maintained her place in the bantamweight hierarchy just a week before the title goes on the line at UFC 316 with a unanimous decision win over fellow Top 5 fighter Macy Chiasson.
The Brazilian, who had issues making weight, resulting in the fight being shifted to featherweight, was the better of the two on the feet in the first before using her significant top pressure to keep Chiasson stapled to the canvas in the second and third. Though Chiasson looked for opportunities to land off her back, as she did last time out against Mayra Bueno Silva, Vieira did well to stay tight and minimize the offense coming back her way until the very late stages of the fight.
This was a much-needed win for Vieira after the weight issues during the week, and should keep the Nova Uniao representative in the thick of the title chase heading into the back half of the year.
Dana White’s Contender Series graduates Zachary Reese and Dusko Todorovic opened the main card on Saturday night at the UFC APEX, engaging in a grinding 15-minute battle.
Most anticipated a quick finish from these two, but instead, the middleweights got locked into a grimy, exhausting fight that ventured into the third round. While Reese consistently landed with more crispness and greater volume, Todorovic did well to use his edge in the grappling department to neutralize his weapons at times, threatening with chokes in the first and racking up control time in the second. In the third, both men pushed themselves, knowing the outcome likely hung in the balance.
The decision was left in the hands of the judges, who returned a verdict in favor of Reese, who rebounded from a first-round stoppage loss in January with the victory here. For Todorovic, this was a third straight loss and fourth setback in five fights.
UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Klein took place live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 31, 2025. See the final Prelim & Main Card Results, Official Scorecards and Who Won Bonuses - and relive the action on UFC FIGHT PASS!
