Perhaps the masses were a little too quick to kick dirt on Gray Maynard’s career in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The three-time NCAA All-American wrestler returned to his roots in a lopsided unanimous decision over the favored Teruto Ishihara at “The Ultimate Fighter 25” Finale on Friday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Listed as a +273 underdog by BetDSI.com, Maynard was awarded three 10-8 rounds by the cageside judges and walked away with 30-26 scores across the board.
FightMetric credited “The Bully” with 11 takedowns -- more than his eight previous fights combined -- and six guard passes in the rout.