Vicente Luque showed he should not be written off at this stage of his career when he destroyed Themba Gorimbo at UFC 310.

Luque (22-10-1 MMA, 15-6 UFC) moved into second place on the all-time welterweight finishes list when he rocked Gorimbo (14-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) early in the fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He then latched onto an anaconda choke that put his opponent out cold just 52 seconds into the contest.

It was a brilliant performance from Luque, who many questioned about his ability to return to top form after a brain bleed nearly ended his career several years ago (via X):

VICENTE LUQUE PUTS THEMBA GORIMBO TO SLEEP 🔒 #UFC310 pic.twitter.com/a8zylJ8j55

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 8, 2024

Luque’s 14 stoppage victories in UFC welterweight competition trail only Matt Brown (15) all-time in the division, and afterward he declared his intention to rack up many more in his career, while calling out Jorge Masvidal for a rumored UFC event in Miami in 2025.

“I am back – I am back to finish everybody,” Luque said in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. “You guys counted me out, but I’ve never been out. I’m back. … Masvidal, there’s a show coming in Miami. Let’s go.”

Up-to-the-minute UFC 310 results include:

• Vicente Luque def. Themba Gorimbo via technical submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 0:52
• Movsar Evloev def. Aljamain Sterling via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Bryan Battle def. Randy Brown via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Eryk Anders def. Chris Weidman via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:51
• Joshua Van def. Cody Durden via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)
• Michael Chiesa def. Max Griffin via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 1:56
• Chase Hooper def. Clay Guida via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:41
• Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Lukasz Brzeski via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:51

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