Costa Lands Rare Spinning Kick
Melquizael Costa pulled off the sixth spinning back kick finish in UFC history against Dan Ige at UFC Fight Night Houston. The rare finish was highlighted in official UFC updates, with other results including wins for Geoff Neal over Uroš Medić and Serghei Spivac over Ante Delija.
- The victory marked Melquizael Costa's sixth consecutive win and was the first time anyone had ever delivered a finish against the durable veteran Dan Ige. - Prior to the bout, Dan Ige was the #14 ranked featherweight contender and entered the fight having lost three of his last five matches. - The event, UFC Fight Night 267, took place at the Toyota Center in Houston and was headlined by a middleweight bout between Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez. - Other notable finishes on the main card included Uroš Medić knocking out Geoff Neal with a left hook at 1:19 of the first round for his third straight first-round finish. - The win is expected to launch Medić into the welterweight top 15 rankings for the first time in his career. - In a heavyweight clash, Serghei "The Polar Bear" Spivac snapped a two-fight losing streak by earning a unanimous decision victory over former PFL champion Ante Delija.
