LAS VEGAS – Carlos Vera beat Josias Musasa with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Combat Evening 254 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Have a look contained in the struggle with Vera, who pulled off one of many largest upsets of the 12 months up to now towards Musasa, who was an 8-1 favourite in his UFC debut.
Carlos Vera def. Josias Musasa
End result: Carlos Vera def. Josias Musasa by way of submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 1, 3:16Updated data: Vera (12-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Musasa (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Key stats: The percentages for Vera to win by submission have been +1400.
Vera on the struggle’s key second
“He was urgent me the entire time. He was a really composed and highly effective fighter. I may really feel his presence always. I may inform he didn’t actually wish to set large issues up – he simply wished to throw large issues down the pipe. And he was simply following me. … It’s simply stuff we drill. I threw the two and the kick got here proper after that. That’s only a childhood drill that I’ve carried out since I used to be a child. Intuition simply occurred.”
HEAD KICK TO REAR NAKED CHOKE 😮💨
Carlos Vera get his first UFC victory in an enormous means! #UFCVegas104 pic.twitter.com/pUDkHrTbPG
— UFC (@ufc) March 15, 2025
Vera on the chances towards him
“I don’t actually hearken to different folks. To be sincere with you, I like what I do and I’ve devoted my life to this. There’s not many individuals who’ve devoted their life to this. Most individuals that make odds don’t know what they’re speaking about. They’ve ideas. Possibly it’s sort of true, possibly it’s not. Nobody is aware of my journey. Till you’ve seen me struggle possibly 4 or 5 extra occasions, possibly then you can begin getting a maintain of who I’m as a fighter.”
Vera on what he desires subsequent
“I need slightly little bit of restoration, after which I’m going to get proper again to coaching as quickly as I get residence. We’ll see what my supervisor has in retailer. Possibly in a number of months we’ll come again.”
“There’s plenty of new issues we targeted on.”
Carlos Vera made some changes forward of his struggle, and he was pleased to see it repay with a submission win.#UFCVegas104 Outcomes, Interviews & Extra ➡️: https://t.co/Q3SV4cHKFl
— UFC Information (@UFCNews) March 15, 2025
To listen to extra from Vera, take a look at the video of the complete post-fight interview above.
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