In the opening fight of UFC 129 featherweight Pablo Garza withstood a series of vicious leg kicks from Yves Jabouin to land a rare flying triangle and get the submission at 4:31 of the first round.
What was the high spot of this fight?
Both fighters had moments in the fight that will look great on their highlight reel. Jabouin's series of leg kicks sent Garza flopping to the canvass. Unfortunately for Jabouin, it was Garza's flying triangle submission that won Submission of the Night (worth a tidy $129,000 bonus for Garza) and finished the fight.
Where do these guys go from here?
Garza's second UFC win guarantees him a return to the world's biggest MMA promotion. The fights will only get tougher as he climbs the ladder in the featherweight division. Possibilities include the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale's George Roop vs Josh Grispi.
Jabouin could be out of luck with Zuffa. He went 1-2 in the WEC and now he's 0-1 in the UFC. I don't think they have room on the roster right now for Yves. He'll likely need to go out in the wilderness and pick up some wins at the regional level to come back.
Watch it now, later, or never?
Watch it now. It was one of the most dramatic, back-and-forth bouts of the night and a flying triangle is always a treat.
More UFC 129 Results and Analysis from Bloody Elbow after the jump.
- Next Day Thoughts - Donna Hurrle
- GSP Tried to Force the KO Against Jake Shields - Kid Nate
- Jose Aldo Continues Fight for Mainstream Recognition - David St. Martin
- Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva Loses Steam - Brent Brookhouse
- Great Judging Should Be Applauded Sometimes - Tim Burke
- UFC Hits Home Run With UFC 129 Live Experience - Matt Bishop
- Zuffa and the UFC Finally Hit It Big - Matthew Roth
- Hours After, GSP Still Can't See With His Left Eye - Anton Tabuena
- UFC 129 Play by Play and Live Commentary - Brent Brookhouse
- Is Steven Seagal Secretly a Martial Arts Genius? - Jonathan Snowden
- Georges St. Pierre Holds Back UFC's Canadian Coming Out Party at UFC 129 - Jonathan Snowden
- UFC 129 Post-Fight Press Conference Video
- Georges St. Pierre Slips Past Jake Shields
- Jose Aldo Holds Off Mark Hominick
- Lyoto Machida Clouts Randy Couture
- Vladimir Matyushenko Mops the Floor With Jason Brilz
- Ben Henderson Whips Up On Mark Bocek
- Rory MacDonald Ragdolls Nate Diaz
- Jake Ellenberger Brutalizes Sean Pierson
- Claude Patrick Edges Daniel Roberts
- Pablo Garza Submits Yves Jabouin
- John Makdessi KO's Kyle Watson With Spinning Back Fist
- Jason MacDonald Triangles Ryan Jensen
- Ivan Menjivar Clocks Charlie Valencia