Overview
- Vallejos stopped Emmett via TKO at 3:33 of Round 1 in the featherweight main event at Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
- He floored Emmett with a sharp counter right, then finished with a barrage of punches, elbows, and knees along the fence as Herb Dean waved it off.
- Comprehensive striking numbers reflected the rout, with Vallejos holding a 43-3 edge in total strikes.
- The rising contender improved to 18-1 overall and 4-0 in the UFC after earning his contract on the Contender Series, and he told fans Argentina will have a world champion.
- Emmett, 41, fell to 19-7 and is 1-5 in his past six, deepening concerns about his standing in the division; the event streamed live on Paramount+.