It was a battle of a former TUF: Brazil winner against a recent Contender Series grad.
And in this case, at least, the old way of fighting onto the UFC roster held sway.
Cezar Ferreira, the TUF: Brazil 1 winner, has turned into a real force in the UFC middleweight division, as he proved once again on Saturday night. The fighter nicknamed “Mutante” earned a technical submission win over Karl Roberson in the featured UFC 224 prelim bout in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ferreira wasted little time getting Roberson to the mat.