Cody Gibson started strong at UFC Fight Night 254 , but his pace couldn’t sustain and he eventually succumbed to Da’Mon Blackshear . Blackshear (16-7-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) put on another solid octagon performance Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas when he survived an early striking storm from Gibson (21-11 MMA, 3-6 UFC) in the bantamweight bout before getting the fight to the mat and getting the tap with a kimura submission at the 4:09 mark of Round 2. Check out the replay of Blackshear’s finish below (via X ): Da’Mon Blackshear locks in the kimura in round two #UFCVegas104 pic.twitter.com/NuKchJgxde — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 16, 2025 With the victory, Blackshear now has back-to-back victories and some momentum in his career. He has proven to have a dangerous ground game, and he said he was confident it would lead him to the victory against Gibson. “He survived the guillotine, but he wasn’t going to survive the kimura,” Blackshear said in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping.
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UFC Fight Night 254 video: Da’Mon Blackshear breaks down Cody Gibson for submission – MMA Junkie