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Check out these photos from the UFC 279 ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday in Las Vegas.
Check out these photos from the UFC 279 ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (Photos courtesy of Ken Hathaway – MMA Junkie)
Check out the photos from the UFC 279 official weigh-ins at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Check out the photos from the UFC 278 official weigh-ins at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Images by Ken Hathaway–MMA Junkie)
Chad Anheliger’s first octagon triumph came in highlight-reel fashion against Jesse Strader at UFC Fight Night 201.
[autotag]Chad Anheliger[/autotag]’s first trip to the octagon paid off with the biggest win of his career against [autotag]Jesse Strader[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 201.
Anheliger (12-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC) overcame a knockdown in the first round and rallied to drop Strader (5-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in the third round en route to the TKO finish in the featherweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The Canadian landed a brilliant counter-left hand that dropped Strader in the midst of an exchange. Anheliger pounced and threw a flurry of ground strikes that forced referee Herb Dean to stop it at the 3:33 mark of Round 3.
Check out the replay below (via Twitter):
ANHELIGER GETS IT DONE!! 👊💥
🇨🇦@ChadAnheliger gets the late finish in his debut! #UFCVegas48 pic.twitter.com/l7OWbEYaV2
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) February 19, 2022
After the fight, Anheliger revealed there was nothing easy about getting his hand raised. He said sickness and injuries plagued his camp, but he was able to get through it all.
“I’m so happy with the win,” Anheliger said in his post-fight interview with Paul Felder. “I did not have a great camp. The last few weeks did not go well at all, but we got through it.”
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A bantamweight matchup between Jesse Strader and Chad Anheliger is in the works for February.
A bantamweight matchup between [autotag]Jesse Strader[/autotag] and [autotag]Chad Anheliger[/autotag] is in the works for February.
Strader (5-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is expected to face Anheliger (11-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night on Feb. 19 in an event that doesn’t yet have a publicly known venue or location. Two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie on Thursday that verbal agreements are in place.
Strader fell short in his UFC debut when he was stopped by Montel Jackson in March. Prior to that, the 30-year-old scored back-to-back knockouts under the Combate Americas banner. He was scheduled to face Mana Martinez at UFC on ESPN 29 in August but was forced to withdraw due to injury.
Anheliger earned a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series 38 last month after he edged out Muin Gafurov. The Canadian, who holds a win over Season 29 “Ultimate Fighter” finalist Brady Hiestand, cashed in as a betting underdog for his ninth win in a row.
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