Pat Sabatini caught Jonathan Pearce in a compromising place within the opening spherical of their UFC Battle Night time 244 bout and didn’t relent till he acquired the end.
Sabatini (19-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) displayed his grappling prowess when he acquired the again of Pearce (14-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) from a standing place early of their featherweight bout on the UFC Apex. He methodically labored away at a rear-naked choke till he lastly acquired the arm beneath the neck and compelled. his opponent to faucet on the 4:06 mark of Spherical 1.
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With the win, Sabatini rebounds from a 90-second knockout defeat to Diego Lopes in November. Pearce, in the meantime, is out of the blue on a three-fight shedding skid after he was named MMA Junkie’s “Below-the-Radar Fighter of the 12 months” in 2022.
“I believe I’ve an edge over all people on this division on the bottom,” Sabatini mentioned in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. “(I wish to combat once more) sooner somewhat than later.”
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