LAS VEGAS – When UFC middleweight contender and coach Kelvin Gastelum readied to make his team picks on “The Ultimate Fighter 28,” Macy Chiasson wasn’t expecting to hear her name for a while. When it was the first out of Gastelum’s mouth, she was shocked. With a 3-1 amateur tally and 2-0 pro record, she thought she might be passed over for a lack of experience. “I was like, ‘Did he not look at my record?’” Chiasson (2-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) told MMAjunkie in advance of her fight against Pannie Kianzad (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale. Related 10 reasons to watch TUF 28 Finale: Welterweight title implications at the top It took a while for Chiasson to understand why Gastelum took a chance and embrace it. “They were looking to see, is this person coachable?
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