Patchy Mix is taking his first UFC loss in stride.
The previous Bellator bantamweight champion made his highly-anticipated octagon debut at UFC 316 on Saturday night time and dropped a unanimous resolution to Mario Bautista in the principle card bout.
It was a troublesome night time for Combine who was dominated from begin to end. Following the loss, Combine posted to Facebook giving his first response to the efficiency.
“Robust night time for me within the workplace,” Combine wrote. “However I respect the those that have supported and been alongside for the experience. Would have preferred to do extra and made changes. I’ll come again stronger from this second.”
Combine suffered simply his second loss in 22 professional fights, and the primary in almost 5 years. Previous to his UFC signing, Combine gained eight straight — together with stoppage wins over Sergio Pettis, Raufeon Stots, Magomed Magomedov, James Gallagher, and Albert Morales. The 31-year-old additionally holds a win over Kyoji Horiguchi throughout his spectacular win streak.
Coincidentally, Bautista prolonged his present win streak to eight straight victories. Previous to his win over Combine, The MMA Lab standout picked up a controversial resolution win over former UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo at UFC 307 this previous October.
