LAS VEGAS – Oumar Sy beat Tuco Tokkos with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Battle Evening 241 on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Have a look contained in the combat with Sy, who was a heavy favourite in his UFC debut towards a fill-in opponent who took the bout on per week’s discover.

Oumar Sy def. Tuco Tokkos

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 18: Tuco Tokkos of England converses together with his nook throughout his gentle heavyweight combat towards Oumar Sy of France through the UFC Battle Evening occasion at UFC APEX on Might 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photos)

End result: Oumar Sy def. Tuco Tokkos through submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 1, 3:43
Up to date data: Sy (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Tokkos (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stats: Sy landed just one strike, however had 3:30 of management time in a combat that lasted 3:43.

Sy on the combat’s key second

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 18: (R-L) Oumar Sy of France takes down Tuco Tokkos of England in a light-weight heavyweight combat through the UFC Battle Evening occasion at UFC APEX on Might 18, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photos)

“That was precisely the plan. That’s precisely what needed to be performed. I advised myself I’m going to suffocate him, I’m going to stay him. It’s one thing that I understand how to do. All of us have strengths and weaknesses. That’s what I understand how to do finest. So I stated to myself I’m going to stay to it till the top. I knew that in some unspecified time in the future, it was going to occur as a result of I felt that his power gauge was beginning to go down. I’m right here to make the choice. As quickly as he offers me the chance, I’ll finish the combat.”

Sy on his delayed UFC debut

Oumar Sy def. Tuco Tokkos, UFC Battle Evening 241

“All of us have a future. I acquired injured (in 2023), so it wasn’t the precise time. The precise time for me to begin on the UFC was immediately. It occurred the best way it was imagined to. I’m very completely happy to have began once more. I believe I left an excellent message. I didn’t present all my strengths immediately. I confirmed what I can do finest. That’s it.”

Sy on what he needs subsequent

Oumar Sy

“I may (not) care much less, actually. I’m prepared for something. I acquired harm 10 months in the past. I couldn’t begin. So now simply decide me anyone – simply anyone – and I’ll combat him gladly and win.”

To listen to extra from Sy, try the video of the complete post-fight interview above.

For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Battle Evening 241.

UFC Battle Evening 241