UFC Bantamweight Quang Le achieved his first victory in the Octagon in style at UFC des Moines.
The UFC des Moines-Prelims started with a slow start with back-to-back fights that took the distance. But the third fight of the map turned the tide and contained the first stopping the event of the evening.
Recent Bantamweight Signing Quang Le took on the always-different Gaston Bolanos in an intriguing matchup on the provisional part of UFC des Moines. Le wanted to achieve his first UFC victory after back-to-back to start his term of office with the promotion.
After a back and forth first round, it didn't take long before Le won a much needed victory.
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Quang Le Sleeps Gaston Bolanos for UFC victory in the first career
It was a competitive first round between Le and Bolanos, because both hunters were exchanging large shots on the feet and had what wanted to clamber on the floor. Bolanos had LE in short problems in round 1 and landed a number of large shots on the feet.
But round 2 was from Le, because he did not waste time and landed a number of large shots before landing a large Takedown with his wrestling. Le quickly moved to the back of Bolanos and sank into a second -noded choke that sent Bolanos unconscious.
View the LE finish below.
Quang Le puts Gaston Bolaños asleep 😴 #ufcdesmoines pic.twitter.com/5679jlw8q1
– ESPN MMA (@ESSPNMMA) 4 May 2025
Le came back in the profit column after back-to-back losing to start his UFC official period. He lost to Chris Gutierrez due to a unanimous decision last August before a brutal knockout defeat against Long Xiao in November.
Before he signed at the UFC last year, Le caught the attention of the UFC matchmakers with an impressive run in LFA. He won his first seven professional fighting in general, including back-to-back first round knockouts before he participated in the UFC Bantamweight Roster.
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The victory of LE contributes to a eventful night before the UFC Bantamweight Division, because UFC des Moines was received by Cory Sandhagen vs. DeVeson Figueiredo. The winner would get a step closer to a title shot.
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