LAS VEGAS – Luis Pena wants the opportunity to prove that he would have won”The Ultimate Fighter 27″ if not for injury that pulled him from the competition. Pena (3-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) suffered a foot injury in his lightweight quarterfinal-round victory and was ruled ineligible to continue. He was understandably devastated with the situation, but still got his UFC opportunity on Friday on the undercard of The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale. “Violent Bob Ross” made the most of the opportunity and earned a first-round submission win over Richie Smullen (3-1-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in their bout, which took place at Pearl Theatre in Las Vegas and aired on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
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