Austin Vanderford ’s long wait to debut in the octagon paid off at UFC Fight Night 252 in the form of a second-round TKO of Nikolay Veretennikov . It was a dominant performance by former Bellator fighter Vanderford (13-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who is also known as the husband of Paige VanZant. He grappled Veretennikov (12-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) to the mat in the first and threatened with submissions, then picked up where he left off to ground-and-pound his way to a TKO at the 4:13 mark of Round 2. Related Austin Vanderford def. Nikolay Veretennikov at UFC Seattle: Best photos Veretennikov wasn’t happy with the stoppage, and he made that much clear by charging across the octagon and pushed Vanderford from behind while he was talking to his team. Security quickly broke it up, and Vanderford celebrated the result.
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