The co-main occasion of UFC Vegas 54 featured a light-weight heavyweight contest between two mammoths of the division. Ion Cutelaba (16-6-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) took on Ryan Spann (19-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and fireworks had been promised from this one.
Ion Cutelaba’s final combat in opposition to Devin Clark was an absolute masterclass. He battered him for over 3 rounds earlier than getting the unanimous determination victory. Ion appeared higher than ever and he was seeking to begin a title run with a dominant efficiency over Spann.
Ryan ‘Superman’ Spann was coming from a loss in opposition to the previous title challenger, Anthony Smith. He talked about his earlier losses within the pre-fight convention, and he promised he’d do something in his capability to get again within the win column.
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Ryan Spann takes the combat to Ion Cutelaba and secured a tremendous guillotine choke to get the victory
Spherical 1- Spann and Ion received to the middle of the octagon, and Spann began pushing Ion again. He knew Ion was searching for these takedowns and he needed him to wrestle whereas shifting again. He noticed a possibility and landed a flush 1-2 mixture that shocked Ion. Cutelaba recovered properly and landed a giant takedown to get momentum again in his favor.
He began controlling him on the bottom, however Spann powered him approach again up, he received just a little too aggressive and Ion took him down once more. He was placing his arms on his chest to get the bottom and pound going, however Spann received again up once more. Ion threw a giant overhand punch that missed, he stumbled, and Spann secured the guillotine choke. He received on high and completed the combat.
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