Tonight’s UFC Vegas 59 main card was kicked off by a lightweight contest featuring Terrance McKinney taking on Erick Gonzalez.<\/p>\n
McKinney (13-4 MMA) had last competed back in March, where he suffered a first round TKO loss to Drew Dober. Prior to that setback, ‘T-Wrecks<\/a>‘ had put together a five-fight winning streak which included two stoppage wins under the UFC banner.<\/p>\n As for Erick Gonzalez (14-7 MMA), ‘The Ghost Pepper’ had entered UFC Vegas 59 looking to bounce back from a knockout loss to Jim Miller in his promotional<\/a> debut. Prior to that defeat, the California native was coming off back-to-back wins on the regional scene.<\/p>\n Tonight’s ‘McKinney vs. Gonzalez’ bout did not make it out of the first round. After some early pressure and big shots from ‘T-Wrecks’, Gonzalez was able to land a big counter punch that hurt the highly touted prospect. However, Terrance McKinney was able to recover and wound up getting the fight to the ground. From there he jumped on a rear-naked choke which forced Erick Gonzalez to tapout.<\/p>\n Official UFC Vegas 59 Result: Terrance McKinney def. Erick Gonzalez via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:17 of Round 1<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to ‘McKinney vs. Gonzalez’ below:<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/twrecks155\/status\/1556094524379631617<\/a><\/p>\n I\u2019m rocking with @twrecks155<\/a><\/p>\n — Benito Lopez (@Savage_530) August 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n