LAS VEGAS – Anderson dos Santos beat Martin Day with a first-round submission Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 18 in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with dos Santos, who was jubilant after his first win in the UFC.
Dos Santos on the fight’s key moment
“I’m a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and he took me down, but he left his neck and body, and I saw I had a guillotine. I got a guillotine and subbed him.”
Dos Santos on getting his first win in the UFC
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 28: (L-R) Referee Herb Dean stops the fight as Anderson dos Santos of Brazil submits Martin Day in their bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night at UFC APEX on November 28, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
“I feel very good. It’s my first victory in the UFC. I’m so happy. … It was a normal fight. I train every day — wrestling, muay Thai, boxing and jiu-jitsu. It was a good fight against a good guy, but I was better tonight.”
Dos Santos on what he wants next
“I want to fight again very soon. … I’m ready for everything and any time the UFC calls.”
To hear more from dos Santos, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.