Brazil’s Valter Walker and Vitor Petrino each recorded first-round submission victories on Saturday at UFC Nashville, giving the country a clean sweep in their respective heavyweight contests. Walker forced Kennedy Nzechukwu to tap in the opening round of their bout, while Petrino, competing at heavyweight for the first time, also secured an early submission to close out his fight.
Vitória confirmada para @VitorPetrino no #UFCNashville! [ Ao vivo e exclusivo no @UFCFightPassBR | Assine agora e assista: https://t.co/OD62F561g5 ] https://t.co/R0c5kaWQXS
A finalização que garantiu a vitória de @VitorPetrino no primeiro round! 🔥 Curtiram a performance do brasileiro? 🇧🇷 [ #UFCNashville | Ao vivo e exclusivo no @UFCFightPassBR | Assine agora no link do perfil e assista 🔗] https://t.co/wX2oROVViV
WELCOME TO HEAVYWEIGHT 👀 @VitorPetrino gets the first round sub at #UFCNashville! https://t.co/y3AzPE7upF