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Brea, California’s Christian Aguilera earns 1st UFC win, knocks out Anthony Ivy at ‘UFC Vegas 2’ in Nevada

'UFC Vegas 2' fight card

Christian “The Beast” Aguilera, 28, of Brea, California, United States was one of the winners at “UFC Vegas 2.” It was the Californian mixed martial artist’s first victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Featuring 10 MMA matches, “UFC Vegas 2” took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on June 13, 2020. In the first bout of the evening, Aguilera fought Anthony “Aquaman” Ivy, 30, of San Antonio, Texas, USA in the welterweight division.

Referee Dan Miragliotta put a stop to the welterweight contest after 1 minute and 59 seconds. Aguilera knocked out Ivy via punches.

Winning at “UFC Vegas 2” improved the professional MMA record of Aguilera to 14 wins and 6 losses. On the other hand, Ivy now has 8 wins and 3 losses.

The UFC held “UFC Vegas 2” while the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was still ongoing in the U.S. Here are the details of the welterweight contest between Ivy and Aguilera:

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

FIGHTERS

1. Canada 1.Charles “Air” Jourdain
2. Georgia 1. Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili
3. Italy 1. Marvin “The Italian Dream” Vettori
4. Kazakhstan 1. Mariya Agapova
5. United States
  1. Andre “Touchy” Fili
  2. Anthony “Aquaman” Ivy
  3. Charles “Boston Strong” Rosa
  4. Christian “The Beast” Aguilera
  5. Cynthia Calvillo
  6. Gina “Danger” Mazany
  7. Gustavo Lopez
  8. Hannah “Shockwave” Cifers
  9. Jessica “Evil” Eye
  10. Jordan Espinosa
  11. Julia “Raging Panda” Avila
  12. Karl “Baby K” Roberson
  13. Kevin “The Angel of Death” Aguilar
  14. Mark “The Bumblebee” De La Rosa
  15. Tyson Nam
6.  Uzbekistan 1. Zarrukh “The Lion” Adashev

Bout #: 1 of 10

Blue Corner

  • Name: Christian “The Beast” Aguilera
  • Age: 28
  • Hometown: Brea, California, USA
  • Professional MMA record after “UFC Vegas 2”: 14 wins, 6 losses
  • UFC record after “UFC Vegas 2”: 1 win, 0 loss
  • UFC opponents defeated before “UFC Vegas 2”: N/A

Red Corner

  • Name: Anthony “Aquaman” Ivy
  • Age: 30
  • Hometown: San Antonio, Texas, USA
  • Professional MMA record after “UFC Vegas 2”: 8 wins, 3 losses
  • UFC record after “UFC Vegas 2”: 0 win, 1 loss
  • UFC opponents defeated before “UFC Vegas 2”: N/A

Result

  • Division: Welterweight
  • Referee: Dan Miragliotta
  • Winner: CHRISTIAN AGUILERA
  • Method: Technical Knockout via Punches
  • Time and Round: 0:59 of Round 1

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