Bantamweight prospect Elijah Smith delivered one of the year’s most dramatic finishes at UFC Vegas 109 in Las Vegas on Saturday, lifting fellow bantamweight Toshiomi Kazama and slamming him to the canvas for a first-round knockout reminiscent of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s 2004 slam of Ricardo Arona. The win moves the 24-year-old American to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the UFC. The prelims also featured a standout women’s bantamweight bout in which Panama’s Joselyne Edwards stopped Brazil’s Priscila Cachoeira with a rapid punching combination, securing her third finish inside the promotion. Both knockouts electrified an otherwise routine undercard and could bolster the winners’ chances of securing higher-profile fights later this year.