Bryce Mitchell returned to the Octagon with a grinding comeback victory against the aforementioned Nurmagomedov in his debut on 135LB tonight in Abu Dhabi.
The controversial resident of Arkansas was brutally acted by Jean Silva in their resentment fight on UFC 314 and chose to fall from featherweight to bantam weight. His first test then came across Nurmagomedov, who needed a victory after having gone 1-2 in his last three.
Mitchell looked another man on the scales when the couple weighed on Friday and noticed in the structure that he had to go down from 145 pounds where he felt that he was not strong enough. And he concluded his victory with an impressive Bible version in his interview after the fight.
Bryce Mitchell vs said Nurmagomedov UFC Abu Dhabi result
In the classic form of Bryce Mitchell, he collected loud anger of the UFC Abu Dhabi -while he was waving on an American flag before he sprints to the Octagon for his first fight since he got weight. His rival had a more balanced strike, but received a solid reception from the fans in the Etihadarena.
Despite his famous last name and from Dagestan, Nurmagomedov said no relationship between Khabib Nurmagomedov or his cousins Usman or Umar. But he was treated as a member of the renowned family by fans in the building.
The biggest shot of the opening minute was a solid hook of the Russian because both men were looking for their opening. In the end, Mitchell got him down with a body slot, although it didn't take long because he was counteracted well.
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And Mitchell was fought for three minutes with a large knee, which Nurmagomedov used to insist on a finish. It did not land and the American survived in the second, which eventually ended almost completely on the ground.
Mitchell almost immediately collected the fight and closed a guillotine to start the third, but Nurmagomedov ran out. Unfortunately, the American's grinding style caused a matte rest of the round, until he got his back too late.
The jury members eventually scored the fight 29-28 for Mitchell, who returned to winning ways in his debut with the new weight.
“To be honest, that was my most difficult fight ever, Bro,” Mitchell told Michael Bisping after the fight. “I have never rejected a fight, I am always happy to fight.” He then repeated the Bibleers Ephesians 6:12 to a largely Muslim man in Abu Dhabi.
Bryce Mitchell went down in weight after Jean Silva Beatdown
In April, Mitchell was confronted with a stiff test in the Brazilian Jean Silva, and he was brutally beaten up before he was choked by the rapidly rising 'Fighting Nerd'. And he noticed that he immediately felt when they closed that he should move in weight.
“I made a decision almost after this last fight,” Mitchell said after the Home of Fight match. “The man was so much bigger than me, and I really felt it in the second round.
“In the first round I could clearly see that he was bigger and stronger, but it was really in the second round where I felt it. I think I am a '35er. My weight has been down well since I started eating. I got this phone call two weeks ago, I think. I think about it enthusiastically. Everything is going well.”