Overview
- Mitchell secured an arm-triangle choke at 4:52 of Round 3 on Saturday to finish Santiago Luna in the final seconds of their UFC Fight Night 278 bout.
- The win moved Mitchell to 2-0 since dropping to bantamweight and improved his record to 19-3 overall.
- Luna took the fight on nine days’ notice as a replacement for Victor Henry and suffered the first loss of his pro career while earning praise for his willingness to step up.
- Mitchell dominated with sustained takedowns and spent more than nine minutes in top control before the finish, underlining his grappling edge in the 135-pound division.
- After the fight Mitchell produced a viral post-fight moment and said he would be open to short-notice work on the UFC White House card despite his earlier public criticism of government involvement in such events.