Mayton Perea earns UFC contract with 45-second DWCS stoppage
Mayton Perea earns UFC contract with 45-second DWCS stoppage
MaytonPerea is officially headed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.The Ecuadorian earned his UFC contract in emphatic fashion,stopping Zevan Huntin just 45 seconds in the main event of Week 6 of Dana White's Contender Series at Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The fight moved at a frantic pace from t...
MaytonPerea is officially headed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.The Ecuadorian earned his UFC contract in emphatic fashion,stopping Zevan Huntin just 45 seconds in the main event of Week 6 of Dana White's Contender Series at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
The fight moved at a frantic pace from the opening exchange. Hunt(7-1) found himself in mount in the early exchanges before Perea(9-3) worked his way back to his feet. The latter then landed a bigpunch. Hunt scrambled for a leg, but Perea responded with a seriesof elbows and follow-up strikes to force the referee stoppage.The victory marked Perea's fourth consecutive win, earning a spoton the UFC roster after impressing CEO DanaWhite. In his post-fight interview, he opened up about what itmeans to join the premier mixed martial arts promotion."I have been waiting my entire life; I have been manifesting thisand working so hard," Perea stated in his post-fight interview. "Itis incredible. It seems like a dream."
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