UFC Vegas 123went down last night (Sat., Oct. 31, 2026) in what proved to be an action-packed event on Paramount+. In the main event of the evening, Tom Nolan smashed his way to a victory by knocking out Renato Moicano in the third round (see it here). In the co-main event, Jacobe Smith defeated Randy Brown via unanimous decision.
Biggest Winner: Tom Nolan
Nolan secured the biggest win of his UFC career after disposing of Moicano in impressive and violent fashion, giving him his sixth straight win inside
the Octagon. Every fighter thrives for that signature win that gets them over the hump, and this could be one of those for Nolan, who is currently ranked No. 11 at Lightweight. But he will be cracking the Top 10 after defeating the No. 8-ranked fighter at 155 pounds. All things are looking up for The Aussie, who locked down a hefty post-fight bonus for his performance.
Runners Up: Julian Erosa
Erosa ended his combat career in impressive fashion by knocking out Jeong Yeong Lee in the very first round. What makes the win even more impressive is that Erosa was seemingly on his own way to getting finished early in the fight. Fortunately, her survived the near finishes and managed to get one of his own a few seconds later, which helped himsecure some bonus payin the final fight of his career. That is not a bad way to pull down the curtains on his UFC run that lasted eight years.
Biggest Losers: Renato Moicano and Mickey Gall
Prior to his main event fight against Nolan, Moicano was not afraid to discuss future plans that did not guarantee to include fighting for UFC, revealing that he wouldn’t mind testing free agency. The problem was that he still had three fights left on his deal when making those comments — he’s now down to two fights — meaning that he inadvertently put presser on himself to perform. Unfortunately, he was unable to do that after he was starched by the Aussie-born striker, dropping him to 1-3 in his last four fights. That’s not exactly a record or run other promoters are looking for when looking to lock down new talent. That loss will hurt Moicano when it comes to potentially getting the “Money” he wants be it in, or out of the Octagon. His stock definitely took a hit, which means he will have to work extra harder moving forward if he wants to have options once he finishes his UFC contract.
As for Mickey Gall, he came in as ourfighter who needed a win the most after dropping his last four fights. Unfortunately for him, they went from bad to worse after he was outclassed by Zachary Reese for 15 minutes. giving him his fifth straight win. That horrid losing streak will put Gall on the chopping block, and there is no telling if the promotion wants to keep him around or take the opportunity to cut him to free up space on its bloated roster because, let’s face it, he has not looked good for a few years now.
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