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Video: Juan Espino picks up first-round submission win at UFC 253 after long layoff
Juan Espino made his comeback in style.
The winner of Season 28 of “The Ultimate Fighter” picked up a first-round submission win over Jeff Hughes during the preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC 253 in Abu Dhabi. Espino (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) stopped Jeff Hughes with an arm-triangle choke at the 3:48 mark of Round 1.
Espino pushed the action early and got a takedown after throwing several hard right hands. From there, the Spaniard kept the pressure on Hughes until he was able to get mount, transition to side control and lock up the submission.
The victory was Espino’s first fight since winning “TUF 28” in November 2018. A series of unsuccessful surgeries on a broken hand and the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic kept “El Guapo” out of competition for 22 months.
Espino told MMA Junkie’s Hablemos MMA podcast earlier in fight week he hoped to get a quick turnaround if healthy and victorious following UFC 253.
Check out Espino’s quick submission win below:
JUAN ESPINO IN LESS THAN A ROUND!!
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) September 26, 2020
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