Dave Bautista scores his first UFC win – UFC News
Former WWE superstar Dave Bautista stepped in the ring against Vince Lucero to mark his UFC debut. While a lot of fans were hoping the ‘Animal’ to score an impressive victory, he was unable to do so. However, Bautista did make sure to be victorious, but
by inflicting merely no pain to his opponent.
Since Bautista has a reputation of being aggressive and dangerous in WWE, most of his fans hope for him to do the same in UFC as well. However, during the fight past Saturday, Bautista hardly looked in control. Even though his huge frame and muscular built
was enough to dominate his opponent, for some reason, he just was not speedy enough to impress MMA fans.
“I think my nerves got the best of me a little bit. I want to fight again for sure. I wanted to get this first one out of the way I’m better than I showed tonight,” said Bautista after the fight.
Right from the start, it was Lucero who was in control. He attacked the ‘Animal’ with multiple shots and eventually pressed him against the cage. While this could have been the end of Bautista, Lucero backed off and both fighters started exchanging blows
once again. Lucero once again tried pressing Bautista against the cage but this time, the former WWE superstar escaped and threw some dangerous blows at Lucero once again.
Lucero was confident by now that he would defeat Dave. Probably, it was Lucero’s overconfidence that took him down. Bautista found the right opportunity to strike Lucero down and he did it. Lucero was on his back when Bautista was punching him like a bag
of potatoes. The referee stopped the fight at 4:05 of the first round, awarding Bautista with a TKO win.
It should be noted here that even though Bautista won, his debut victory should have been more dominating to cement his legacy in the UFC. With this win, Bautista might remain in the UFC but he surely will not get a major fight soon. He still needs to prove
his mettle as a mixed martial artist in order to go head to head against the deadliest fighters in the show.
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