After securing the first round in his books with take downs, strikes and pressure Chiesa started to get a bit over confident. He felt he could take Pettis down at his will, but things began to look different. Pettis was able to fend off Chiesa and got control of the distance with his leg kicks. Pettis kept his cool and kept on charging forward with his strikes. A solid body kick stunned Chiesa and put him on his back foot towards the cage. By the time Chiesa could recover from his reaction Pettis lands a quick straight right and jump guard to a guillotine transitions to a tight triangle and finishes with an arm bar.
There's some serious bad blood in this one ..#UFC226 pic.twitter.com/A4eg5eiZkI
— UFC (@ufc) July 8, 2018
The punch that set up the finish ..#UFC226 @ShowtimePettis pic.twitter.com/rJZowkNGiq
— UFC (@ufc) July 8, 2018
PETTIS TAPS CHIESA! PETTIS TAPS CHIESA!
We are off to one CRAZY start at #UFC226! pic.twitter.com/yKddRo8FjS
— UFC (@ufc) July 8, 2018