Terrance McKinney made his return inside the UFC Apex octagon to take on Eric Gonazlez in a three round bout scheduled on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Hill. Initially, McKinney was supposed to fight on the prelims of this event. However, this fight was shifted to the main card after the cancellation of the Ariane Lipski vs Priscila Cachoeira matchup.
Going into this fight, T-Wrecks suffered his first UFC loss after getting knocked out by Drew Dober in his last fight. However, that knockout loss didn’t affect his stock as he put on a great show against Dober and almost finished him.
It is needless to say that fight fans around the world were excited to see McKinney as the lightweight prospect is one of the most aggressive fighters on the roster with great knockout power and submission skills. Consequently, Terrance McKinney delivered to the expectations and bounced back strongly as he dominated Erick Gonazalez and submitted him in the first round via rear naked choke.
Terrance McKinney submits Erick Gonzalez with a standing RNC! pic.twitter.com/OqkA2VklIK
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As soon as the fight started, T-Wrecks pushed forward and used his speed to land several jabs. He mixed it up with some good left hooks and put Gonzalez on the back foot. However, the latter landed a good shot during one of the exchanges and stunned McKinney.
Thereafter Terrance landed a brilliant takedown and took the back of Erick. The 27 year old lightweight fighter jumped on the back of Gonazalez and locked in a rear naked choke and made his opponent tap out.
Terrence McKinney calls out Paddy Pimblett after submitting Eric Gonzalez at UFC Fight Night
With this submission win over Eric Gonzalez at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Hill, Terrance McKinney has finished his 12th fight in the first round. As expected it was fireworks as T-Rex put on a great show to kickoff the main card. Following his third win in the UFC, McKinney called out Paddy Pimblett in the post fight interview.
#UFCVegas59 results: Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) def. Erick Gonzalez via submission (standing rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:17
Full results: https://t.co/jT48Likcxp pic.twitter.com/3EKJg62lFx
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While speaking in the interview to Michael Bisping, T-Wrecks said “Paddy the Baddy, Where you at baby? The fans want it.”
A matchup between McKinney and Pimblett would be a treat to the eyes for fight fans as both the fighters are aggressive and are very exciting when they step inside the octagon. Do let us know in the comments section about your thoughts on McKinney’s performance at UFC on ESPN.
