In the late stages of the first, Ribeiro climbed into mount and rained down blows that had Holmes covering up, with the bell coming before the Brazilian could get “Ugly Man Joe” out of there. Midway through the second, a step-in right hand put Holmes on the defensive against the fence, and Ribeiro never allowed him to recover, pounding out the finish.
This was the first UFC victory for the energetic Dana White’s Contender Series graduate, who lost his debut to Abdul Razak Alhassan, but gets back into the win column here, moving to 11-3 overall while maintaining his 100 percent finishing rate. | Official Scorecards
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