Overview

• Bashi rebounded from his UFC debut defeat by submitting John Yannis in round one at UFC Vegas 108.
• He secured an early takedown, took Yannis’s back and used ground-and-pound to set up a rear-naked choke at 3:39.
• Yannis stepped in for Francis Marshall on less than a week’s notice then tapped out in his UFC debut.
• The submission victory underscored Bashi’s grappling credentials as he notched his first octagon win.
• Following the bout, the 21-year-old called on matchmaker Sean Shelby to schedule his next fight without delay.