Filed under: Featured , Featured Videos , News , Videos Brazilian featherweight Diego Brandao is often cited for his aggressive striking approach to MMA, but in his first post-UFC fight, “The Ultimate Fighter 14” winner proved he’s got a solid submission game, as well. Brandao (21-11) used a helicopter armbar – the same type of finish that earned Thiago Moises a nomination for “Submission of the Year” in the 2017 Fighters Only World MMA Awards – to score a second-round victory over Murad Machaev (20-2) in the headlining bout of January’s EFN Global 58 in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia. Now, courtesy of Eurasia Fight Nights, you can see highlights of that fight, including the slick finish, in the video above. Brandao debuted in the UFC in 2011, scoring a first-round submission win over Dennis Bermudez to claim the “TUF 14” tournament win.
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Video: Check out this slick helicopter armbar as Diego Brandao starts post-UFC run – MMA Junkie