LAS VEGAS – Making your UFC debut is always a test of a fighter’s mettle, but for Nate Maness , it was a particularly tough assignment. The former TKO bantamweight champion made his UFC debut against fellow short-notice newcomer Johnny Munoz at UFC on ESPN+ 31 and suffered a succession of groin shots – some that were called, some that weren’t – as he handed his opponent his first professional loss after a grueling three rounds at UFC Apex. Maness bounced back from a tricky opening round to claim scores of 29-27 on all three scorecards, registering a hard-earned victory in his first UFC appearance. But the biggest shock to his system wasn’t the experience of making his first the walk to the octagon; it was the ordeal of being hit below the belt for the first time in his career. “Man, I guess I feel good,” Maness smiled as he spoke to the media, including MMA Junkie, following his victory. “It’s been a really crazy week, a really crazy fight.
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