The first UFC victory of Paige Vanzant Austin Vanderford was drawn by a push after a push after a TKO victory.
The impressive former Bellator -Titel candidate makes the transition to Welterweight to pursue UFC Gold. However, he was forced to record Nikolay Veretennikov with a catch of 175 pounds because the fight was such a short-notice goal in UFC Seattle.
Known as one of the nicest men in MMA, Vanderford had to show his nasty side after the fact when he put a middle finger on his rival when he was pushed after landing the victory. Eventually the couple had to be separated by security before the tensions thawed.
Paige Vanzant Corners Austin Vanderford to Ko Win in UFC Seattle
It was not long for Austin Vanderford, with his wife Paige Vanzant in the corner, to show off his impressive wrestling skills in UFC Seattle. With a raw early crowd in the Climate Pledge Arena, 'USA' channels went out, he took early control of the Ukrainian Nikolay Veretennikov.
He almost landed a head and arm to finish the procedures in the first round, with two efforts towards the end of the five minutes that came in the area. It was not long before he came in a similar position in the second, although he opted for more strikes on the floor.
In the end, Vanderford succeeded in locking the arm of his rival and raining soil and pound. This led referee Kevin MacDonald to step in and stop the game, much to the great frustration of the Ukrainian who is now 0-2 in the Octagon.
Austin Vanderford was pushed by rival after winning UFC debut
Immediately after the interruption, Verrikov apparently did not make its way over the Octagon inactive and pushed Vanderford. It seemed that he was not happy with some photos in the final exchange, perhaps the feeling that they were behind the head.
The former Bellator star did not go back and even seemed to make a rough gesture to his rival when UFC protection separated the pair. In the end, it didn't seem to make the wrestling sensation too much, because he celebrated with a raw crowd in the Emerald City.
In his interview after the fight, he shouted his American top team corner and the upcoming Power Slap game of his wife.
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