LAS VEGAS – Melquizael Costa beat Shayilan Nuerdanbieke with a third-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 58 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Costa, who picked up his first finish in the UFC. Result: Melquizael Costa def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 1:50 Updated records: Costa (21-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Nuerdanbieke (39-12 MMA, 3-3 UFC) Key stats: Costa became the first to stop Nuerdanbieke in roughly five years. Costa on the fight’s key moment “As soon as I kind of timed it wrong, he actually got to me. I put some heavy weight on my hips.
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