Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos LAS VEGAS – Abel Trujillo is hoping 2016 kicks off a lot better than the way 2015 ended. In Saturday’s UFC 195 pay-per-view opener at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, Trujillo (12-7 MMA, 3-3 UFC) takes on fellow lightweight striker Tony Sims (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC). It’s a quick turnaround for Trujillo, whose November bout with Gleison Tibau ended in controversy. After a clearly premature stoppage, Trujillo was handed the controversial submission loss . While Tibau’s failed drug tests halted Trujillo’s plans for an appeal – he thinks the result will now be overturned anyway – he still has an issue with the bout’s referee, Keith Peterson
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