The UFC Rochester main card is in-progress and the unranked Ian Heinisch just won a decision to upset the promotion’s #12 ranked middleweight Antonio Carlos Junior in the co-main event.
“Shoe Face” got off to a great start, closing the distance and owning the control time in the first round. The longer the fight went on, the stronger Heinisch became. He started stuffing the takedown attempts of Shoe Face, and began racking up ground strikes. Despite his BJJ credentials, Shoe Face putting himself on his back proved to be a bad idea. There’s a great chance that the 13-1 Heinisch will be ranked come next week, but also get another ranked opponent in his next outing.