LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Opponents Cody Brundage and Julian Marquez face off in the course of the UFC Combat Night time weigh-in on the Santa Fe Station Resort & On line casino on February 28, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Cody Brundage and Julian Marquez met within the middleweight co-main occasion at UFC Vegas 103 on Saturday, with Marquez stepping in to interchange Ryan Loder within the combat.
Brundage and Marquez had been former teammates, however it was Marquez together with his again to the wall on an 0-3 skid.
Nearly instantly in Saturday’s UFC Vegas 103 co-headliner, Cody Brundage had “Cuban Missile Crisis” Marquez in disaster mode, hurting him early. Marquez was wobbled, and Brundage labored his proper hand; Marquez quickly regained his composure, however appeared hesitant to drag the set off. Off a little bit of a collision in the midst of the cage, Marquez went down— not a knockdown, however he needed to fend off a choke. Again on the ft, Marquez landed a left hand because the middleweights continued to commerce hearth, each males loading up on photographs.
Chaos erupted later within the spherical. Marquez clobbered Brundage, knocking his mouthpiece out. Brundage slumped to the bottom and out of it, however the combat was allowed to proceed and Marquez went after a choke. A crucial mistake, as Brundage was capable of get better only a bit. Marquez went again to throwing punches, however Brundage battled again and rocked Julian, knocking his mouthpiece out as properly! One way or the other the ref managed to return each mouthpieces to their rightful proprietor, and Brundage knocked Marquez down not lengthy after! Brundage, from the again, rained down extra punches whereas Marquez coated up. Marquez was shifting, however not sufficient for the ref, who lastly waved issues off!
Official Consequence: Cody Brundage def. Julian Marquez by TKO, Spherical 1, 4:45
