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  • VIDEO: Jake Matthews Locks Up Quick Submission Of Chidi Njokuani At UFC Nashville

    VIDEO: Jake Matthews Locks Up Quick Submission Of Chidi Njokuani At UFC Nashville

    At 30 years old, Jake Matthews really seems to be coming into his own, and that wasn’t more on display than his fast finish of Chidi Njokuani during the UFC Nashville preliminary card.

    Matthews ate some strong leg kicks from Njokuani to start the action before Matthews got the action to the ground.

    Njokuani got to his feet, but it wasn’t long before Matthews, on his back, locked up a choke, scoring the submission.

    Jake Matthews Submits Chidi Njokuani At UFC Nashville

    https://twitter.com/RookieParlays/status/1944190321421955093

    Matthews has now won three straight and four of his last five, with his sole loss in that span coming against now-top-10 ranked Michael Morales.

    Njokuani, the Bellator and UFC veteran, sees a three-fight win streak snapped.

  • Fans React As Chidi Njokuani Crushes Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos ‘Out Of Nowhere’ At UFC Vegas 104

    Fans React As Chidi Njokuani Crushes Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos ‘Out Of Nowhere’ At UFC Vegas 104

    Despite missing weight, Chidi Njokuani may be in for a big fight at welterweight next after his victory over Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 104.

    With both men being kicking specialists, the fight started at range, with both men landing low kicks. Njokuani piled on the strikes, but a short right hook from dos Santos to the temple stumbled “Chidi Bang Bang” for a bit. The Brazilian pressured and got Njokuani to the fence, but Njokuani was able to shake him off. Dos Santos got control again when he caught a kick from Njokuani and pressed him back into the fence.

    Njokuani got back on the front foot during the second round, where he landed a sudden knee that rocked dos Santos. The Bellator veteran then jumped on and finished the fight with ground-and-pound.

    Chidi Njokuani Wins Third Straight, Finishes Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos At UFC Vegas 104

    After three straight losses between 2022 and 2023, Njokuani has battled back to score his third straight victory, scoring wins over Rhys McKee and Jared Gooden last year.

    Dos Santos, meanwhile, is now 4-3-1 stretching back to 2020.