LONDON – Dan Ige (11-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) picked up his third consecutive UFC win, rocking Danny Henry (12-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and then submitting him in the opening round.
The featherweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC on ESPN+ 5 event at The O2 in London. It streamed on ESPN+.
Confident from the start, Ige moved forward and looked to strike. The strategy paid off, with a pair of shots dazing his opponent and sending him to the floor. Ige seized the moment, rushing in and firing big left hands that seemed destined to end the fight, but Henry showed his heart, battling back to his knees and then his feet. Undaunted, Ige simply jumped to the back, latching in a rear-naked choke and squeezing until he got the tap at the 1:17 mark of the first.
“I feel amazing,” Ige said after the win. “I came in here with one job only and that was to win. I got it done incredibly quickly, so I’m super pumped.”
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN+ 5 results include:
- Dan Ige def. Danny Henry via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:17
- Molly McCann def. Priscila Cachoeira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-
- Mike Grundy def. Nad Narimani via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:42
For complete coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 5, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
