The second strawweight fight of the UFC Vegas 106 preliminary card found Elise Reed facing off with Denise Gomes at the UFC Apex on Saturday.
Both ladies were fighting for the first time in 2025, and both were coming in off wins in their last outing. In the case of Gomes, she’d won two straight, most recently defeating former title challenger Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
Reed held center early, with Gomes working on the outside but looking dangerous nonetheless, connecting with a powerful right and. Aside from the punishing blow, she later landed the first takedown of the fight, staying all over Reed and preventing her from scrambling out. Gomes would eventually settle in on top, working from half-guard and threatening to pull her leg through and get into mount. She worked over the body with punches, redness soon showing on Reed’s side.
Gomes would finish the opening round on top, taking a clear 10-9. In the second, she quickly rocked Reed for a second time, and this time, stayed all over her. Reed scrambled back to the fence but was taking a beating, and the ref soon dove in to make the save. For good reason; the left side of Reed’s face had already been swelling, and blood was leaking from her following the ground n’ pound beatdown that brought about the finish.
Official Result: Denise Gomes def. Elise Reed by TKO, Round 2, 0:30
