LAS VEGAS – When Macy Chiasson walked out to the octagon at Pearl Theater in Las Vegas on Friday, it wasn’t to face just any opponent. It was to face someone with whom she’d trained, lived and formed a bond with for weeks in Pannie Kianzad . Chiasson and Kianzad were both part of Kelvin Gastelum’s team on “The Ultimate Fighter 28” and eventually made it to the final – meaning they’d have to figure out between the two who would take the season’s featherweight crown and guarantee a UFC contract. Was it tough, knowing that living out her dream at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale would mean snatching Kianzad’s (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)? Well, maybe, if Chiasson (2-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) saw it that way. “It’s not necessarily trying to take each other’s dream away,” Chiasson told MMAjunkie after the FS1-televised main card bout. “I think it was more that we embrace it together.
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Why ‘TUF 28′ winner Macy Chiasson had no problem with facing a friend in Pannie Kianzad – MMA Junkie