Robert Valentin continued his spectacular turnaround by spoiling Dusko Todorovic’s homecoming in emphatic vogue.
The Swiss middleweight silenced the Belgrade crowd at UFC Belgrade, submitting the Serbian veteran with a first-round guillotine choke to safe his second straight victory contained in the Octagon.
Robert Valentin wasted little time bringing the combat to the mat, scoring an early takedown earlier than Todorovic scrambled again to his ft and briefly reversed place with a takedown of his personal. The pair engaged in a number of fast-paced grappling exchanges, every trying to acquire management as momentum swung backwards and forwards all through the opening spherical.
With just below a minute remaining, Todorovic tried to face throughout one other scramble, however Valentin capitalized on the opening by locking in a decent guillotine choke. The submission was absolutely secured, forcing the Serbian to faucet out at 4:14 of the opening spherical.
The victory marked one other step ahead for “Robzilla,” who has now won back-to-back fights after opening his UFC profession with three consecutive defeats. Robert Valentin improved to 12-6 as an expert and 2-3 contained in the Octagon.
In the meantime, Todorovic dropped to 13-7 total and 4-7 within the UFC, struggling a disappointing defeat in entrance of his residence followers.
