Miles Johns stopped Gianni Vasquez inside the opening round Saturday night at Meta Apex. <\/p>\n
Miles Johns <\/a>(16-5, 1 NC MMA, 7-5, 1 NC UFC<\/a>) entered Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 120<\/a> at the newly-renovated Meta Apex looking to do what he hadn’t done in nearly 26 months’ time: Win a fight in the fabled Octagon. To find the last time he had gotten his hand raised in victory, you’d need to travel back in time to June 15, 2024.<\/p>\n That late spring Saturday evening, Johns scored a unanimous decision victory over Douglas Silva de Andrade in a UFC Fight Night from the selfsame Apex facility in Enterprise, NV. He entered training camp for Saturday night’s bout preparing for Jessie Rosas<\/a> in what was to have been the latter’s UFC debut.<\/p>\n The UFC medical team would not clear Rosas to compete on the card, leading to Gianni Vasquez (14-6-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) receiving the short-notice call for his sophomore appearance in the promotion. Vasquez made his UFC debut on Feb. 7, but he wound up being released by the company after missing weight by 5 lbs the day before the fight against Javid Basharat, a fight he lost.<\/p>\n Miles Johns Makes Quick Work of Gianni Vasquez During UFC Vegas 120 Prelims<\/p>\n Although this bantamweight bout was slated for an advertised three rounds at five minutes per round, Johns only needed a little more than half of a round to complete his assignment inside Meta Apex. During the opening round of the contest, Miles Johns landed a jab before scoring with a few calf kicks.\u00a0<\/p>\n Miles Johns continued to apply the pressure as the round progressed, connecting on a right-handed punch, following it up with another right hand. Johns hunted down Vasquez relentlessly during the round, with Vasquez landing a right of his own to momentarily wobble his opponent.<\/p>\n Upon recovering, Miles Johns returned fire, uncorking a left hook to drop Vasquez, peppering him with ground and pound strikes. Referee Herb Dean put a stop to the bout at three minutes and nine seconds into the opening period.<\/p>\n “Johns went from hurt to knocking out Vasquez in 30 seconds!”, remarked Daniel Cormier, <\/a>who was working as analyst for UFC Vegas 120. “That’s crazy!”<\/p>\n