Carlos Leal was the biggest betting favorite on the UFC 313 card, and he performed as such against Alex Morono. Leal (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) laid heavy leather to the chin of Morono (24-12 MMA, 13-9 UFC) early and often in Saturday’s welterweight preliminary bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, tagging his opponent with hard shots en route to a standing TKO at the 4:16 mark of Round 1. Check out the replay of the Brazilian’s handiwork below (via X ): ALL GAS NO BRAKES @TheLionMiranda earns the ROUND 1 TKO! [ WATCH #UFC313 HERE https://t.co/c994LaRuyo ] pic.twitter.com/5seJUhsmwZ — UFC (@ufc) March 9, 2025 A first win doesn’t look much better than that @TheLionMiranda is another name to mention at welterweight [ WATCH #UFC313 HERE https://t.co/c994LaRuyo ] pic.twitter.com/uZ0nqehNq0 — UFC (@ufc) March 9, 2025 After losing a controversial split decision to Rinat Fakhretdinov in his UFC debut last October, Leal rebounded with the strong performance in his sophomore promotional showing. “As far as I’m concerned, I’m 2-0,” Leal told Joe Rogan through an interpreter during his post-fight interview.
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