Michael Chiesa Suffers First Defeat at UFC on FOX 8
Ultimate Fighter 15 winner Michael Chiesa was looking to improve to 10-0 in front of the fans in his home state of Washington at last night’s UFC on FOX 8. His opponent was the veteran Jorge Masvidal, who was a serious step up in competition for Chiesa.
Things were looking promising from Michael Chiesa early on as he was showing a much improved striking game. Twice during the first Chiesa rocked Masvidal and had a golden opportunity to finish the fight during one of those occasions. The veteran gutted things out though and ended the round strong by reminding Chiesa that he was the striker of the bunch.
Michael Chiesa opened the round with a takedown but eventually found himself defending a guillotine. Once back to their feet Masvidal began blasting Chiesa with both his hands and feet. The fight returned to the canvas when Masvidal caught the leg of Chiesa then tried to be a little too fancy. With Masvidal holding top position Chiesa looked to get up but ate some big ground and pound. Chiesa tries to escape but ends up giving Masvidal even better position and ultimately the choke that would finish the fight.
Obviously upset with his first career loss and only the second career submission by Masvidal, Michael Chiesa took a page out of the Forrest Griffin playbook and stormed out of the Octagon. Masvidal earns his first UFC win (1-1 overall) and Chiesa drops to 2-1
The Michael Chiesa vs. Jorge Masvidal bout closed out the UFC on FOX preliminary card on FX. In the night’s main event flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson retained his title with another impressive performance.
Here are the complete UFC on FOX 8: Johnson vs. Moraga results from inside the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington.
Main Card:
125 lbs, Title Fight: Demetrious Johnson defeated John Moraga by 5th round Armbar submission (3:43)
170 lbs.: Rory MacDonald defeated Jake Ellenberger by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
170 lbs.: Robbie Lawler defeated Bobby Voelker by 2nd rd. KO (0:24)
135 lbs.: Liz Carmouche defeated Jessica Andrade by 2nd rd. TKO (3:57)
Preliminary Card:
155 lbs.: Jorge Masvidal defeated Michael Chiesa by 2nd rd. D’Arce Choke Submission (4:59)
155 lbs.: Danny Castillo defeated Tim Means by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
155 lbs.: Melvin Guillard defeated Mac Danzig by 2nd rd. KO (2:37)
155 lbs.: Daron Cruickshank defeated Yves Edwards by Split Decision (30-27, 27-30, 30-27)
185 lbs.: Ed Herman defeated Trevor Smith by Split Decision (27-30, 30-27, 29-28)
135 lbs.: Germaine de Randamie defeated Julie Kedzie by Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
155 lbs.: Justin Salas defeated Aaron Riley by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
135 lbs.: Yaotzin Meza defeated John Albert by 2nd rd. Rear-Naked Choke Submission (2:49)
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Was a last second buzzer beating submission; nice move. Chiesa will be back, he’s a good fighter and a winner. He wouldn’t have won TUF if he wasn’t a tough and mentally strong guy.