LONDON – It took Charles Byrd two submission wins in front of UFC President Dana White in order to earn a shot in the UFC, so what he did Saturday seemed tame by comparison. Byrd (10-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) submitted John Phillips (21-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in the first round to close out the UFC Fight Night 127 prelims at The O2 in London. His promotional debut win streamed on UFC Fight Pass. Byrd got to his first UFC fight thanks to wins on Dana White’s Contender Series 1, and then edition No. 6 – after his technical submission win over Jamie Pickett wasn’t good enough to make the cut, he tapped Randall Wallace five weeks later .
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