Dione Barbosa was a sizeable favorite at UFC on ESPN 65 and showed why when she easily dispatched of Diana Belbita.
After a feeling out process on the feet, Barbosa (8-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) got Belbita (13-10 MMA, 2-6 UFC) to her wheelhouse on the mat and went to work. She advances into position for an arm-triangle choke, then got the tap at the 4:13 mark of Round 1 in the women’s flyweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Check out the replay of the finish below (via X):
Dione Barbosa shuts it down in round one 💪 #UFCVegas105 pic.twitter.com/8odGLUUrfR
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 6, 2025
After winning her octagon debut in May 2024, Barbosa suffered a decision loss to Miranda Maverick in her sophomore appearance in July. After a nearly nine-month layoff, she returned to get her hand raised and put things back on track.
“If I have the opportunity for a finish, for sure I will capitalize,” Barbosa said in her post-fight interview with Michael Bisping.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 65 results include:
- Dione Barbosa def. Diana Belbita via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:13
- Rhys McKee def. Daniel Frunza via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 1, 5:00
- Loma Lookboonmee def. Istela Nunes via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Victor Henry def. Pedro Falcao via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Martin Buday def. Uran Satybaldiev via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Talita Alencar def. Vanessa Demopoulos via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
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