BRASILIA, Brazil – Controversy threatened to derail the rematch between Johnny Bedford (19-12-1 MMA, 2-3 UFC) and Rani Yahya (20-8 MMA, 5-2 UFC), but after a referee warning, the fight was allowed to reach its natural conclusion. After getting knocked out thanks in part to an accidental headbutt in the first meeting, which ended in a no-contest, Yahya exacted revenge in the second round by putting Bedford on the mat and cranking a kimura. The bantamweight bout opened up the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 51 event at Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass. The official end came at the 2:04 mark of the second frame when Bedford tapped violently with his foot after a hand tap proved insufficient. The win put Yahya back in the win column after a “no contest” marked their first fight and a previous appearance ended in a split decision loss to Tom Niinimaki
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UFC Fight Night 51 results: Rani Yahya gets revenge, taps Johnny Bedford in second – MMA Junkie