After showing scary knockout power to earn a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, Mario Pinto displayed heavy hands again Saturday at UFC Fight Night 253 . Pinto (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) won his promotional debut by second-round knockout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas when he floored Austen Lane with a vicious right hook that instantly put the lights out. It was a brutal finish, and you can watch the replay below (via X ): MARIO PINTO ENDS IT WITH THE 1-2 #UFCVegas103 pic.twitter.com/EN0dsn8yrm — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 1, 2025 Lane (13-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) spent some time down on the canvas before eventually returning to the stool and leaving the octagon under his own power
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UFC Fight Night 253 video: Mario Pinto debuts with vicious KO of Austen Lane – MMA Junkie