Bellator bantamweight [autotag]Patrick Mix[/autotag] enhanced his growing reputation as one of the most dangerous men in the organization’s 135-pound class with his latest stoppage victory as he submitted former DEEP flyweight champion Yuki Motoya on the preliminary card at Rizin FF 20 in Saitama, Japan.
Mix and Motoya went to the mat early and scrambled back and forth for position, with the Japanese fighter taking the early initiative as he looked close to locking up an armbar submission.
But Mix showed his composure as he calmly extricated himself from the tricky predicament, then turned the tables on the Nagoya native as he grabbed his opponent’s neck and locked up a tight guillotine choke that left Motoya with no option but to tap after just 96 seconds of their Rizin vs. Bellator matchup.
It gave Mix his third straight submission finish, his seventh sub from his last eight outings and his fourth successive first-round finish as he served notice to his rivals back home that he is a serious threat to Bellator’s best at 135 pounds, especially when the action hits the mat.
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Up-to-date Rizin FF 20 results include:
- Patrick Mix def. Yuki Motoya via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:36
- Miyuu Yamamoto def. Suwanan Boonsorn via unanimous decision
- Patricky Freire def. Luiz Gustavo via TKO (punches and soccer kick) – Round 1, 0:28
- Tofiq Musaev def. Johnny Case via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:46