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UFC Vegas 78 Results & Highlights: Vicente Luque Shuts Down Rafael dos Anjos

Luque got back into the win column against the former champion in a well-matched welterweight bout.

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UFC Vegas 78 Results & Highlights: Vicente Luque Shuts Down Rafael dos Anjos
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The UFC finally returned home after several weeks on the road for another exciting Fight Night event on August 12 that took place at the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Vicente Luque and Rafael dos Anjos.
(Ken Hathaway/MMA Junkie)

The night’s main event was an all-Brazilian affair featuring top welterweight contenders Vicente Luque and Rafael dos Anjos. 

“The Silent Assassin” entered the evening looking to snap the first two-fight losing streak of his career, and he was able to stifle dos Anjos' attempts to grapple as well as land his own takedowns in order to win a clear unanimous decision.

The co-main event was a featherweight matchup between divisional mainstay Cub Swanson and Hakeem Dawodu, who was on an impressive five-fight win streak before going 1-2 over his last three bouts. 

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Swanson was coming off a one-fight stint in the bantamweight division and looked good in his return to featherweight, however even he appeared to be shocked when it was announced that he'd won a unanimous decision over Dawodu.

Cub Swanson and Hakeem Dawodu.
(Ken Hathaway/USA TODAY Sports)

The main card also included Khalil Rountree giving Chris Daukaus a brutal welcome to the light heavyweight division when he knocked the former heavyweight out in the first round. 

The night's prelims didn't see any of the seven scheduled fights go the distance, and after Rountree's knockout on the main card the event also tied a UFC record for first-round finishes.

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You can find highlights from the event below, as well as the full results for every fight.

Luana Santos def. Julianna Miller 

Da'Mon Blackshear def. Jose Johnson

Martin Buday def. Josh Parisian

Isaac Dulgarian def. Francis Marshall

Terrance McKinney def. Mike Breeden

Marcus McGhee def. JP Buys

Iasmin Lucindo def. Poylana Viana

Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Chris Daukaus

Main Card: (ESPN/ESPN+, 7:00 p.m. ET)

• Main Event: Vicente Luque def. Rafael dos Anjos via Unanimous Decision (49-46, 48-47x2)

• Co-Main Event: Cub Swanson def. Hakeem Dawodu via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

• Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Chris Daukaus via TKO: R1, 2:40

• Iasmin Lucindo def. Poylana Viana via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke): R2, 3:42

• AJ Dobson def. Tafon Nchukwi via Unanimous Decision (29-28x3)

• Josh Fremd def. Jamie Pickett via Unanimous Decision (30-27x3)

Preliminary Card: (ESPN/ESPN+, 4:00 p.m. ET)

• Marcus McGhee def. JP Buys via KO: R1, 2:19

• Terrance McKinney def. Mike Breeden via TKO: R1, 1:25

• Isaac Dulgarian def. Francis Marshall via TKO: R1, 4:48

• Martin Buday def. Josh Parisian via Submission (Kimura): R1, 4:11

• Jaqueline Amorim def. Montserrat Conejo via TKO: R3, 3:41

• Da'Mon Blackshear def. Jose Johnson via Submission (Twister): R1, 3:47

• Luana Santos def. Julianna Miller via TKO: R1, 3:41

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