Connelly, a local from Vancouver, was coming in on just five days' notice after Pereira's original opponent, Sergey Kandozhko, withdrew earlier this week.

Uriah Hall outpointed Antonio Carlos Junior and Tristan Connelly upset Michel Pereira at UFC Vancouver. On Twitter reacted to the fights. With Pereira ineligible to collect a bonus because he failed to beat the scale, it was Connelly who was given a total of $100,000 in bonus money.Pereira was billed as the thrilling A-side in this matchup, but Connelly knew if he stayed the course, the results would speak for themselves.“I knew I wasn’t gonna do any show like him,” Connelly said. I was like, ‘Eh.’“When I wrapped my arms around him, it didn’t feel all that much stronger. To learn more or opt-out, read our VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The stars were aligned for With a series of flips and tricks and a fantastic knockout of There were signs of trouble on Friday when Pereira came in a pound heavy, but once fight night rolled around he came out looking to put on a show just as he did against Roberts.The 33-year-old Vancouver native outworked and grounded Pereira for the better part of three rounds, winning a unanimous decision and making an immediate impact in the UFC in front of his home crowd at “He was the perfect opponent,” Connelly said at theFighting out of Checkmat Vancouver, Connelly credited the capoeira practitioners he works with for preparing him for Pereira’s flashy approach.

He has won four straight and eight of nine, most recently stopping D’Juan Owens via strikes in the fifth round to capture the Rise FC lightweight title.The nine-year veteran had been openly campaigning on social media to fight Pereira after news of Khandozhko’s withdrawal surfaced and it appears the UFC matchmakers heard him.UFC Vancouver takes place Saturday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, and features a lightweight headliner between See the updated card below (bout order to be finalized):Morning Report: Dana White speaks on the heavyweight division after UFC 252, says Francis Ngannou is ‘next in line’Dana White addresses the potential of Cormier retiring with the title.Max Rohskopf released from the UFC following controversial ending in short-notice debut Lightweight prospect Max Rohskopf has been released from the UFC after only one fight with the promotion. I was a little worried about the size initially and his early power, he hit me with a clean punch in the first round. “Those are two things that I knew, like, I’ve been training with capoeira guys for a long time and they’re all like, ‘Man, what he’s trying to do is get you to freeze so he can hit ya.’ I just knew I had to be in his face.
Michel Pereira vs. Tristan Connelly Marcin Tybura vs. Augusto Sakai Chas Skelly vs. Jordan Griffin Cole Smith vs. In addition to his own show and win money, Connelly took 20 percent of Pereira’s purse because of the weigh-in gaffe and he and Pereira won Saturday’s Fight of the Night award. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.

I practice punching people, choking people, and kicking people, because that’s what seems to work in most of the fights I watch.”Morning Report: Dana White speaks on the heavyweight division after UFC 252, says Francis Ngannou is ‘next in line’Dana White addresses the potential of Cormier retiring with the title.Max Rohskopf released from the UFC following controversial ending in short-notice debut Lightweight prospect Max Rohskopf has been released from the UFC after only one fight with the promotion.Dana White: Travel issues delaying Khamzat Chimaev’s returnThe only thing keeping Khamzat Chimaev from fighting every weekend might be his passport. In addition to his own show and win money, Connelly took 20 percent of Pereira’s purse because of the weigh-in gaffe and he and Pereira won Saturday’s Fight of the Night award. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.

He’s going to keep forward,’ and my confidence raised the longer the fight went.”Asked if he was already feeling better about the matchup when Pereira missed weight, Connelly pointed to that error as showing “weakness.” It was only on Monday that Connelly was officially told he would be needed to step in for As it turns out, it was well worth it.

To learn more or opt-out, read our Pereira will face newcomer Tristan Connelly in a welterweight bout Saturday at Hailing from Victoria, British Columbia, Connelly sports a 13-6 pro record and has competed primarily in western Canada. Connelly is a lightweight, it was his first UFC fight and he took it on less than a week's notice. Though Pereira broke out much of his signature offense, most of it fell harmlessly short of its target and Connelly never looked rushed or panicked.Even the size difference didn’t seem to concern Connelly, who typically competes at 155 pounds and as the fight progressed, his confidence only grew.“You can’t stop against him and you can’t back up against him,” Connelly said. Pereira vs. Connelly at UFC on ESPN+ 16 on Tapology.


“I’m a fighter, if doing backflips was what was important in fighting, I’d be great at backflips.