UFC On Fuel TV 8 Results: Yahya Grapples Way To Decision Victory Over Hirota | UFC NEWS
In the second main card bout, grappling sensation, Rani Yahya welcomed Mizuto Hirota to the UFC.
The first round was as expected, the frame showed Yahya using excellent offensive wrestling to take the fight to the mat and use his Jiu Jitsu to threaten with submissions over and over again. It was a clear winning of the frame for Yahya.
In the second, Yahya was again able to get the fight to the ground with ease where he held top position for the entire frame to again earn points to win another round.
In the third a fatigued Yahya found himself more in harm’s way than anything else. Hirota, full of energy, pressured the fight with some strong grappling of his own but wasn’t able to put the three-time BJJ world champ away.
Final Result: Rani Yahya def. Mizuto Hirota via decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Related:
About the Author
- BJPENN.COM MMA News Director
UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Marc Ratner, stated today that the UFC’s debut on…
Upstart promotion, AriseFC made its debut last Saturday from the Santa Clara Convention Center in…
Internet sensation Tommy Toe Hold joined BJPENN.COM’s Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio show this past Sunday, June 16,…
UFC heavyweight champion has something to prove at UFC 166 as he faces off against…
UFC on FOX 8 welterweights Jake Ellenberger and Rory MacDonald traded verbal jabs yesterday on…
At the Metamoris 2 event in Los Angeles, California UFC heavyweight fighter, Brendan Schaub failed…
Josh Burkman took revenge last Friday as he dispatched perennial UFC welterweight contender Jon Fitch…
UFC 161 took place last weekend from Winnipeg, Canada. In the main event Rashad Evans…
Former UFC fighter turned commentator, Kenny Florian, took to twitter recently to echo the sentiments…
CM Punk goes one-on-one with World Champion Alberto Del Rio and then gets attacked by…
No charges will be laid as a result of a fight in the stands between…
From Cat’s Youtube: After surgery Cat’s knee had a ton of fluid in it. She…
