Michael McDonald may not have had such dramatics in mind for his return from a two-year layoff, but he'll surely take it.
McDonald, 24, snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against Masanori Kanehara at UFC 195, escaping from a nearly finished arm triangle then taking Kanehara's back and submitting the Japanese bantamweight with one spectacular sequence midway through the second round of his undercard contest. A rear-naked choke was McDonald's weapon of choice.
The come-from-behind win marked the first time the young American had his hands raised in victory since Aug.