Sunderland fighter and teammate of now fellow UFC fighters Tom Aspinall and Paul Craig, Mick Parkin, just scored the biggest win of his professional career on Dana White’s Contender Series.
Mick Parkin, now 6-0, earned his first submission win when he tapped out Brazillian bruiser Eduardo Neves via rear naked choke. Both men came out of the galley swinging, looking to separate each other from consciousness.
First, Parkin landed big. Then Neves landed big. After some back and forth, intense action, Parkin took to the grappling side of his game. He tripped Neves, which made the Brazillian look like he was treading in deep waters. Neves did ultimately work his way back to his feet using the cage, but Mick’s well-rounded game saw him sink in a double leg, and Neves would be back on his back. Noticing his opponent looking gassed and overwhelmed, Parkin would sink in a rear naked choke and tap out Neves at 1:57 of the very first round.
Dana White’s Contender Season 6, Episode 5 Contract Winners
Dana’s Tuesday Night Contender Series continues to perform. The night saw four of the five fights coming via a finish, and the one decision on the card was a Woman’s Strawweight slugfest.
All five winners earned a contract from UFC President Dana White.
Heavyweight: Mick Parkin vs Eduardo Neves
Result: Mick Parkin wins via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:57 of round 1.
Welterweight: Amiran Gogoladze vs Darrius Flowers
Result: Darrius Flowers wins via TKO (Injury) at 1:13 of round 1.
Flyweight: Erisson Ferreira vs Jesus Aguilar
Result: Jesus Aguilar wins via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:56 in round 3.
Bantamweight: John Wang-Kim vs Cameron Saaiman
Result: Cameron Saaiman wins via Knockout (Left Hook) at 2:52 of round 3.
Women’s Strawweight: Rayanne Amanda vs Denise Gomes
Result: Denise Gomes wins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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