Glover Teixeira wasn’t the only person to leave Saturday’s UFC event with an impressive win.
A few other fighters competing on the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 40 in Las Vegas logged solid victories.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski defeated Tanner Boser, who’s 12 years younger than the Belarusian, in a unanimous decision in the co-main event. Arlovski (30-19 MMA, 19-13 UFC) is now on a two-fight winning streak and 3-1 in his past four outings.
Additionally Giga Chikadze and Yan Xiaonan continued their unbeaten runs in the UFC with impressive wins.
Chikadze (12-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) stopped Jamey Simmons with a first round-TKO after he dropped Simmons with a head kick. Xiaonan (13-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) outpointed seasoned veteran and former title challenger Claudia Gadelha in a hard-fought strawweight contest.
Below is UFC president Dana White’s reactions to the wins by Arlovski, Chidkaze, and Xiaonan:
Andrei Arlovski edges Tanner Boser in unanimous decision
Andrei Arlovski
“Listen, that guy has been here for 20 years, and to still be competing at that level and be pulling off a win tonight its pretty impressive. It seems like to me that his chin has gotten better, which is not supposed to happen. It doesn’t work that way. But yeah, he looked good tonight.
“He’s going to be walking rough for the next few days, but for his age, what that guy has been through and everything else, he looked good tonight. I was happy for him. He’s a good guy.”
Giga Chikadze stops Jamey Simmons with first-round head kick
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 07: Giga Chikadze of Georgia punches Jamey Simmons in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 07, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
“That kid is nasty and said he wants to fight again in December. I love this new breed of guys that are absolute killers and just want to keep fighting. I love it.”
Yan Xiaonan outpoints veteran Claudia Gadelha in unanimous decision
Yan Xiaonan
“(The potential of having a China vs. China title fight at strawweight) is crazy, and so quickly, too. She obviously beat a very tough vet in Claudia tonight, and we’ll see what’s next for her.”