UFC Vegas 57: Thiago Moises gets a stunning submission victory against Christos Giagos

UFC Vegas 57: Thiago Moises gets a stunning submission victory against Christos Giagos

Thiago Moises gets a first-round win at UFC Vegas 57

UFC Vegas 57 presents the fans with an interesting lightweight matchup between Thiago Moises and Christos Giagos. The two fighters will look to get back on the winning charts with a stunning win this weekend.

Thiago Moises and Christos Giagos are both exciting lightweight fighters but are coming off losses in their career. Thiago is coming off a two-fight losing streak and one of them is against potential lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Thiago, prior to the two-fight skid was on a three-fight winning streak and is looking to get back on the winning column. Moises has a record of 15-6-0 in his career and is looking to bounce back from his TKO loss.

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Christos on the other hand is coming off a defeat against the headliner of UFC Vegas 57, Arman Tsarukyan. Christos is 4-2 in his last 6 fights. Giagos is 19-9 in his professional career and has been fighting in the UFC since 2014. Continue reading to see how this fight plays out.

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Moises vs Giagos during face-offs

Round 1 Both the fighters get into an exchange and Thiago goes deep into a single takedown attempt. Giagos looking to strike his way out of the clinch. Moises with an amazing trip to get the takedown. The Brazilian gets the back and looks for the body triangle. Giagos is on his foot trying to get Thiago off his back. Thiago is not underneath the neck of Giagos but finally gets the submission and what a win for the Brazilian.

This is a very rare, rear-naked choke as he works his way from the back of Christos as he was latching on to the back of his opponent. He is known for his grappling and this is exactly the kind of win Thiago would want after his two consecutive losses. Moises will now look to get back into the rankings and want to fight a top 10 ranked opponent. The lightweight division is currently stacked and Thiago is now surely in conversation with the top 15 of the division.

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Results: Thiago Moises def. Christos Giagos via submission [Round 1]

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