Highlights: Stefan Struve Secures Submission Victory In Possible Last Fight

Heavyweight vet Stefan Struve picked up an impressive come-from-behind submission win versus Marcos Rogerio de Lima in the co-main event of today’s (Sat., February 23, 2019) UFC on ESPN+ 3 from the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.

Following three losses, Struve needed the win and badly. It almost didn’t go to him, however, as de Lima came out smoking and dropped “The Skyscraper” early:

De Lima wasting NO time! #UFCPrague pic.twitter.com/jHQ0Kxn92R

— UFC (@ufc) February 23, 2019

But he turned the tables with his underrated ground game. He locked up a tight arm triangle choke to get the tapout from de Lima:

Another submission victory!@StefanStruve uses those long limbs to submit De Lima in round 2! #UFCPrague pic.twitter.com/qshmGkWcyU

— UFC (@ufc) February 23, 2019

The comeback win tied ‘The Skyscraper’ for the second most finishes in UFC heavyweight history. Then, Struve revealed this win may be his last fight in the Octagon, citing his heart condition. He wasn’t sure, but became emotional and said most don’t go out with a win like just got:

If this is the last time, it's been a pleasure watching you in the Octagon, @StefanStruve! #UFCPrague pic.twitter.com/sGHn0XhpKQ

— UFC (@ufc) February 23, 2019