TUF 16 winner Colton Smith and former UFC knockout artist Luiz Cane both kicked off win streaks this weekend, which also featured action from UFC vets Ronys Torres and Anton Kuivanen and Bellator vet Akop Stepanyan. Meanwhile, Cody McKenzie continues his downward spiral.
Despite being laden with shows from both the UFC and Bellator, this weekend nevertheless also saw plenty of action from big-show veterans on the regional circuit, including a perhaps premature stoppage win for former Top 10 light-heavyweight Luiz Cane. We begin, though, with a well-traveled WEC veteran...
On Friday, in the main event of Front Street Fights 5, submission artist Bendy Casimir (21-12-2, 0-2 WEC) took to the ring against Jesse Brock (20-8, 1-1 Bellator) for a shot at his first consecutive victory in over five years.