Don’t look now, but Darren Stewart is making his way up the UFC middleweight division. Stewart (12-5 MMA, 5-1 UFC) lost his first three official UFC fights, but after an impressive first-round submission of Maki Pitolo on Saturday night on the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 32, He has now won three of his past four and five of his past seven. Pitolo (13-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) seemed content to make Stewart chase him in the early going, as he continually circled away while Stewart stalked him. Related UFC on ESPN+ 32 results: Beneil Dariush finishes Scott Holtzman with spinning back fist UFC on ESPN+ 32 video: Kevin Holland snipes Joaquin Buckley with one-punch TKO Video: Watch Andrew Sanchez's nasty knockout at UFC on ESPN+ 32 Eventually, though, Stewart caught up, and instantly started getting the best of their standup exchanges. The fight-ending sequence began when Stewart ducked a Pitolo spinning backfist attempt.
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UFC on ESPN+ 32 results: Darren Stewart submits Maki Pitolo in opening round – MMA Junkie