Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos LAS VEGAS – It’s been nearly a year since grappling ace Ryan Hall stuck to Artem Lobov like glue for three rounds en route to winning Season 22 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series. After beating Lobov by unanimous decision in the “TUF 22” tourney final in December 2015, a subsequent matchup fell apart due to opponent Alex White’s injury , and Hall now returns from a yearlong layoff. Normally such a layoff would frustrate a fighter, especially if he wasn’t injured or tending to other issues. Hall (5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), however, said he simply spent the time training, improving and waiting for the phone to ring. It finally did for a featherweight showdown with Gray Maynard (12-5-1 MMA, 10-5-1 UFC) on Saturday at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale, and Hall is eager to display the advances in his skill set from the past 12 months. “I didn’t get to compete as much as maybe I would have liked, but I really tried to make my best use of the time off,” Hall told MMAjunkie.
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