Treston Vines
USA
Will fight Maimaitijiang
Vines will fight Yilizhati Maimaitijiang at UFC Shanghai on Aug. 29, Marcel Dorff of Heavy on Sports reports.
ANALYSIS
Vines, who lost his UFC debut in October via a first round knockout, will look to bounce back against another UFC debutant. Maimaitijiang just signed with the promotion and will make his debut in Shanghai, entering the bout with a 7-1 professional record. Vines is four inches shorter than his opponent but will nonetheless hope to get his UFC career back on track.
Vines, who lost his UFC debut in October via a first round knockout, will look to bounce back against another UFC debutant. Maimaitijiang just signed with the promotion and will make his debut in Shanghai, entering the bout with a 7-1 professional record. Vines is four inches shorter than his opponent but will nonetheless hope to get his UFC career back on track.
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Predictably routed in UFC debut
Vines lost to Ateba Gautier via KO (strikes) at 1:41 of Round 1 at UFC 320 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Vines accepted this fight a few days ago and was roughly a +1000 underdog against one of the most terrifying opponents we have seen in recent memory. In the grand scheme of things, Vines deserves credit for lasting as long as he did. He sprang forward for a takedown, at which point Gautier shrugged him off and sent him to the shadow realm. Vines is going to get another opportunity with the company for his willingness to "save" this fight, but little should be expected.
Vines accepted this fight a few days ago and was roughly a +1000 underdog against one of the most terrifying opponents we have seen in recent memory. In the grand scheme of things, Vines deserves credit for lasting as long as he did. He sprang forward for a takedown, at which point Gautier shrugged him off and sent him to the shadow realm. Vines is going to get another opportunity with the company for his willingness to "save" this fight, but little should be expected.
Making UFC debut vs. Gautier
Vines will take on Ateba Gautier in a middleweight bout at UFC 320 in Las Vegas on Oct. 4, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Vines steps in as a replacement for Ozzy Diaz, who backed out of his fight with Gautier due to undisclosed medical reasons. The Alabama-born fighter boasts a 10-3-0 pro MMA record, and has won four straight bouts ahead of his UFC debut.
Vines steps in as a replacement for Ozzy Diaz, who backed out of his fight with Gautier due to undisclosed medical reasons. The Alabama-born fighter boasts a 10-3-0 pro MMA record, and has won four straight bouts ahead of his UFC debut.