UFC Vegas 64 results: Biggest winners, loser from ‘Rodriguez vs Lemos’ last night

UFC Vegas 64 went down last night (Sat., Nov. 5, 2022) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada featuring a women’s Strawweight fight that saw Amanda Lemos earn a thunderous knockout win over top contender, Marina Rodriguez (highlights). In the co-main event, Neil Magny wrapped up Daniel Rodriguez and made him tap in round three (see it here).

Biggest Winner: Amanda Lemos

Coming into the fight Rodriguez was adamant that one more win would be more than enough to stamp her ticket to her first-ever title fight. And she would have been right since it would be her fifth straight win. But all of that went out the window after Lemos stunned her in round number three, knocking her out with a vicious barrage of strikes giving her consecutive win number two. All told, Lemos is now 7-2 inside the Octagon and could be eying a spot in the Top 5 come next week. Whether or not a title shot follows remains to be seen, but one thing that is for certain is that she put the entire division on notice.

Runner Up: Neil Magny

Neil Magny may have yet to reach a title fight, but he now has bragging rights for days after he became the winningst fighter in the Welterweight division after submitting Daniel Rodriguez to earn his twentieth victory with the promotion. That’s quiet an honor seeing as how many great fighters have come before him, such as Matt Hughes, Georges St-Pierre, Robbie Lawler, Tyron Woodley, among others. The win also earned him a cool $50K in post-fight bonus money and should give him some much-needed confidence and momentum moving forward after suffering a tough loss in his previous fight.

Biggest Loser (s): Marina Rodriguez and Darrick Minner

Rodriguez was just one more win away from earning her first-ever shot at a UFC world title before she ran into the buzzsaw that is Lemos. Losses are always tough, but it stings a bit more when you were so close to reaching what you’ve worked for your entire career. That said, she will still have plenty of opportunities to get back into title contention. But the same can not be said for Minner because he suffered his third straight loss after he was stopped by Shayilan Nuerdanbieke via technical knockout (TKO) in the very first round. With a record of 2-4 inside the Octagon, Minner could be in danger of getting his pink slip because other than one submission win and one by way of unanimous decision, he hasn’t shown much to prove his worth on the big stage.

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