Chase Hooper confirmed he’s greater than a submission-only man Saturday when he scored a profession first by flattening Viacheslav Borshchev en path to victory at UFC on ESPN 56.
Considered by most as having a major placing drawback, Hooper (14-3-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC)got here out and knocked Borshchev (7-4-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) down early with a punch within the light-weight bout at Enterprise Middle in St. Louis. “The Dream” pounced on his opponent and spent a number of minutes touchdown ground-and-pound in addition to threatening with submissions.
Borshchev confirmed unimaginable resilience by surviving the spherical, however he mets his demise within the second. Hooper continued to maul him on the mat till locked in an D’Arce choke on the 3:00 mark of Spherical 2. Borshchev claimed he didn’t faucet, however replay present he did and Hooper was introduced the winner.
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Now 3-0 since shifting as much as 155 kilos from featherweight in Might 2023, Hooper mentioned he’s trying upward within the division, and sees Paddy Pimblett as an fascinating problem.
“I’ve been working laborious to indicate I belong right here,” Hooper mentioned in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. “Actually, I believe I’m shifting my method up the light-weight division. There’s a sure British fellow (Paddy Pimblett) at 155. I didn’t like his efficiency towards a legend (in Tony Ferguson).
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 56 outcomes embody:
- Chase Hooper def. Viacheslav Borshchev by way of submission (D’Arce choke) – Spherical 2, 3:00
- Esteban Ribovics def. Terrance McKinney by way of knockout (head kick) – Spherical 1, 0:37
- Tabatha Ricci def. Tecia Pennington by way of break up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Trey Waters def. Billy Goff by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Charles Johnson def. Jake Hadley by way of unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Veronica Hardy def. JJ Aldrich by way of unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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