Nolan Finishes Moicano Amid Referee Controversy at UFC Vegas 123

Tom Nolan got the win, but nobody's talking about the finish. The Australian lightweight stopped Renato Moicano in the third round of the UFC Vegas 123 main event at Meta Apex, extending his streak to six straight. The story is what happened before that: a second-round standup from referee Dan Miragliotta pulled Moicano out of a bad spot, and Nolan made him pay for it later, hurting him with a knee before closing the show with elbows. Six in a row is six in a row. The scorecard on the stoppage itself will keep getting argued.

Luana Santos didn't need any help from the referee. She out-worked fifth-ranked Yana Santos over three rounds for a clean unanimous decision, her fourth straight win inside the Octagon. No controversy there, just a ranked opponent beaten on the cards.

Four fighters left Las Vegas with extra money. The names mattered less than the manner, and the manner was violence.

Nobody did more with one night than Julian Erosa. The veteran featherweight was an underdog in what he'd already announced as his final fight, and he needed less than two minutes to turn the farewell into a knockout. Erosa dropped JeongYeong Lee, finished him in the first round, and walked out with a $100,000 bonus on his way out the door. That's the kind of ending fighters plan for and almost never get.

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