UFC Vegas 102 started with a three-round fight that finished in a shock retired.
Jared Cannonier and Gregory Rodrigues will end up in a middleweight main event on Saturday evening.
For that there is an exciting 11-Fight Undercard with the brother of Calvin Kattar and Johnny Walker.
Bantam weight star Jacqueline Cavalcanti and Julia Avila started things on UFC Vegas 102 on the Apex.
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Julia Avila is retiring after UFC Vegas 102 defeat
Cavalcanti made it relatively easy when she all won the rounds to improve it to 4-0 in the UFC.
The 9-1 Brazilian MMA hunter left her opponent a bloody mess behind as he won at a crooked points.
All three jury members of Cageside scored the fight with 30-27 in her favor before Avila stole the show after the fight.
The 36-year-old laid her gloves in the middle of the Octagon before he spoke with Daniel Cormier.
“This is it,” Avila said when he was asked if she withdrew from MMA after her last defeat.
“I want to thank God for giving me the chance to fight in the world's best stage.”
Julia Avila's MMA -career in assessment
Avila started her career with a victory over UFC veteran Marion Reneau in January 2012.
Two fights later she achieved a big win over the future UFC flying weight champion Nicco Montaño.
Yet she had to wait until 2019 before she received a 6-1 run in Dana White's sport.
Avila took back-to-back victories in the UFC Octagon before lost to Sijara Eanks in September 2020.
A victory for the return of the BJJ specialist Julija Stoliarenko was enough to earn Avila a big fight.
The Californian had the opportunity to face UFC legend Miesha Tate in December 2023.
A defeat of the entry of the Face Crank led to a long resignation before she returned to UFC Vegas 102.
Avila is retiring with a hard-earned 9-4 record after mixing with the very best hunters of the past 13 years.
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