Pitting his No. 1 featherweight pick Julija Stoliarenko against Team Gastelum’s last pick Marciea Allen, the UFC middleweight champion saw his fighter come out on top with a first-round submission on episode four of The Ultimate Fighter 28. The victory did not come easily.
Stoliarenko made it clear from the outset that she wanted to take down the hard-hitting Allen, but her first shot was easily stuffed. From there, Stoliarenko pulled guard as Allen pushed her down and Allen proceeded to go to work with some hellacious ground-and-pound. The referee repeatedly warned Stoliarenko that the fight might be stopped, but the Lithuanian stayed busy trying to control Allen’s posture from bottom position.