Bryce Mitchell gets back to his winning ways with victory over Dan Ige in UFC Vegas 79 co-main event
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to us today, September 23, 2023, for UFC Vegas 79, going down live from the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada.
Headlining the event is a match up of lightweight contenders as no. 6 ranked former kickboxing champion Rafael Fiziev (12-2) met no. 7 ranked former KSW champ-champ Mateusz Gamrot (22-2).
Co-headlining the event was a featherweight contest between no. 10 ranked Bryce Mitchell (16-1) and no. 12 ranked Dan Ige (17-7). Mitchell came into tonight’s co-main event off the first defeat of his career where he lost to no. 5 ranked Ilia Topuria, while Ige came in on a two-fight win streak following a 1-4 span from 2020 to 2022.
Continue reading to see how this 145 lb co-main event of the evening went down:
Official Result: Bryce Mitchell def. Dan Ige via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Ige’s boxing looks good early on as he’s able to tag Mitchell up whilst defending his takedown attempts. Mitchell does however secure a takedown straight into mount with one minute left in the opening round, holding the position until the bell sounded.
Round two is quite similar; Ige stuffing Mitchell’s early takedown attempts while landing heavy punches, though he’s again taken down, this time with two minutes left in the round. Mitchell again remains on top, transitioning to the back before settling back into mount where he attempted an arm-triangle choke as the round closed.
Mitchell began round three absolutely dominating Ige with his grappling, securing an early takedown that saw him spend some time in mount, as well as some time in back mount. Ige is able to get on top in the final minute of the fight, ending it in an advantageous position.
Bryce Mitchell’s strength and wrestling were on full display once again as he gets back to his winning ways tonight at UFC Vegas 79.
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