It’s been a day of fighters taking fights that are very quick turnarounds, but Rich Clementi is putting James Irvin’s proposed 2 month turnaround to shame:
Clementi battled Stout for the duration of their three-round fight, emerging on the winning end with the judges awarding a split decision in his favor. The win was Clementi’s fifth straight and his eighth bout in the past year and a half.
Etim will be fighting for the first time in his professional career outside of England. He has managed a 10-1 record on his home turf, his only loss coming by way of decision to Gleison Tibau when the UFC was last at the O2 Arena in London this past September.
It’s a ballsy move for Rich but knowing how much Dana White and the UFC brass like guys who are willing to take a risk it’s a move with a lot of upside. It should be an interesting battle of two guys with 23 submission wins between them.