Jimmy Flick in victory in UFC 297. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
January is coming to an end and, even with just two events taking place, the UFC delivered fans with some memorable finishes in the first month of the organization's 2024 calendar.
With that in mind, the team at SUPER FIGHTS came together to choose the three best and most striking submissions seen in the Ultimate Octagon in this first month of the year. Let's go to the list:
3- Jim Miller x Gabriel Benitez – UFC Las Vegas 84
Record holder for fights and victories in Ultimate, Jim Miller expanded its brands in the first event of the year at the end Gabriel benitez on the main card of UFC Las Vegas 84.
After undermining his rival's movement with a barrage of leg kicks throughout a dominant performance, the veteran scored his 26th victory in 43 UFC fights with a rear naked choke in the third round and secured third place in the submission rankings. SUPER FIGHTS in January.
2- Jimmy Flick x Malcolm Gordon – UFC 297
Specialist in the gentle art, Jimmy Flick showed, in the confrontation against Malcolm Gordon, on the preliminary card of the UFC 297, which in some moments only jiu-jitsu saves.
The underdog in the bookmakers and pressured by a good combination of blows from Gordon at the beginning of the second round, Flick managed to take the fight to the ground and gave his rival a jiu-jitsu 'seminar', ending the fight with a katagatame.
1- Jasmine Jasudavicius x Priscila Pedrita – UFC 297
The highest place on the January finishing podium has a Brazilian victim. On the preliminary card of UFC 297, In Canada, Priscila Pedrita was no match for the home athlete Jasmine Jasudavicius.
Pedrita was the victim of a 'massacre' by Jasudavicius. After a 'strike' that lasted almost 15 minutes, the Canadian managed a hand triangle in the final stretch of the third round to emerge with the victory and the award for best submission of the month in the SUPER FIGHTS.
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