LAS VEGAS – It’ll be a while before Ian Heinisch can seriously compete for a UFC championship, but in the interim, he has another title in mind. Sure, it doesn’t come with a shiny gold belt, but it would come with some bragging rights. On Tuesday at Dana White’s Contender Series 15, Heinisch (11-1) delivered a first-round highlight-reel knockout of middleweight Justin Sumter (6-2), which came via elbows and was punctuated with a celebratory backflip (via Twitter ): Impressive 1st round finish + back flip = @UFC Contract??? pic.twitter.com/JSDRyA7FAV — UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) August 1, 2018 After the UFC Fight Pass-streamed bout, Heinisch, a 29-year-old former LFA title challenger who took up MMA after a prison stint , met with reporters at The Ultimate Fighter Gym in Las Vegas.
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