Carlos Diego Ferreira Beats Anthony Pettis by 2nd-Round Submission at UFC 246

anthony pettis and diego ferreira

Carlos Diego Ferreira kicked off the UFC 246 main card with a second-round submission win over Anthony Pettis in Las Vegas on Saturday. 

Ferreira established a lead early with his aggression, and it paid off with a second-round rear-naked choke against an overmatched Pettis. 

Ferreira took the center of the cage first, looking to establish himself as the aggressor. Pettis calmly answered the Brazilian's forward movement with a good array of body kicks and punches which led to Ferreira looking to take things to the ground. 

He wasn't able to keep it on the ground for long but he clearly had an advantage. The cat-and-mouse game was on and Ferreira took the early lead the way many of Pettis' past opponents have. 

Andreas Hale@AndreasHale

Smart pressure has always been the key to beating Pettis. You can’t follow him around, you have to do something because he’s not as good going backwards. Ferreira is doing a solid job thus far.

It was that advantage that Ferreira looked to expose in the second frame. He was able to drive Showtime to the mat and lock in a choke to end Pettis' night early and pick up the biggest win of his career.