Austin Vanderford delivered a dominant efficiency in his Octagon debut on Saturday, but it surely’s what occurred after the combat that had everybody speaking.
Squaring off with Nikolay Veretennikov at UFC Seattle, Vanderford pounded out a formidable technical knockout within the closing minute of the second spherical. Vanderford celebrated the win by launching his mouthpiece into the gang, however little did he know that Veretennikov was nonetheless wanting scrap.
As Mr. Paige VanZant performed to the gang, Veretennikov circled the Octagon in frustration earlier than making a B-line for Vanderford and shoving the previous Bellator star within the again. Vanderford shoved him again earlier than safety stepped in and separated the 2.
Austin Vanderford says referee saved Veretennikov from taking extra injury
Talking with Full Ship MMA backstage, Vanderford supplied his tackle the post-fight encounter.
“I’m not likely certain what he was complaining about,” he mentioned. “He was by no means getting out of that place we have been in and he was simply going to get damage even worse. He’s fortunate that the ref saved him, to be sincere.”
Vanderford was additionally made conscious that the double chicken he flipped Veretennikov rapidly went viral on social media, getting amusing out of the UFC newcomer.
“After all, our feelings are working and he begins speaking sh*t,” Vanderford added. “He comes up calling me a b*tch. I imply, who was minimize up and getting their ass beat. That’s simply the way in which it’s gonna go.”
Vanderford improved his general report to 12-2 with the win in ‘Emerald Metropolis’ and has now received back-to-back bouts following a 65-second knockout of Victor Romero at LFA 194 in October. Vanderford’s spouse, former UFC fighter turned OnlyFans mannequin, bare-knuckle brawler, boxer, and Energy Slap star Paige VanZant, joined him contained in the Octagon to have a good time the victory.
“Welcome to the [UFC], child!” VanZant wrote on Instagram.
