TULSA – Being labeled a “prospect” can be a funny thing. For Jordan Mein , it meant having nearly 40 pro fights under his belt – and still being considered an up-and-comer, merely because he had only three fights on his UFC resume. (Being 24 probably helped form that label, as well.) But after Saturday night, the “Young Gun” Canadian believes he may have shed that tag. Mein (29-9 MMA, 3-1 UFC) stopped Mike Pyle (26-10-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in a big way with a massive left hand that sent the veteran crashing to the canvas in the first round of the UFC Fight Night 49 co-main event. The win over a name like Pyle, while perhaps not as big as one would’ve been over original opponent Thiago Alves, is the kind of victory that Mein thinks puts him at the next level. “It is, yeah
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Jordan Mein believes he ditched ‘UFC prospect’ label with vicious KO of Pyle – MMA Junkie