Delphine Benouihe submitted Sofia Montenegro with a choke in the second round to open the card. The finish delivered an early highlight in what proved to be a competitive women's bout.
Delphine Benouihe picked up a second-round submission victory over Sofia Montenegro to kick off the card on September 5, 2026, finishing her opponent with a choke in what shaped up as a competitive women's contest.
Benouihe secured the finish in the second round, demonstrating the grappling ability needed to put the fight away before the judges could get involved. The submission came via choke, giving her a decisive and crowd-pleasing result early in the evening.
Montenegro had shown enough in the opening exchanges to make the bout competitive, but she could not escape Benouihe's finishing hold once the submission was locked in.
The early finish gave the card an immediate highlight and set an energetic tone for the rest of the event. Submission victories in the women's divisions tend to draw attention regardless of where they appear on a card, and Benouihe delivered exactly that in the second round.
No further verified statistical data was available for either fighter at the time of reporting.
