Play-by-play commentator Jon Anik is anticipating large issues down the road from a person who delivered one of many prime performances at UFC 313.
Whereas Saturday’s pay-per-view principal occasion between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev didn’t carry the sort of leisure that followers have been hoping for, the undercard wasn’t brief on notable motion.
Alongside Mauricio Ruffy’s spinning wheel kick knockout and Justin Gaethje’s newest brutal struggle contained in the Octagon, rising light-weight Ignacio Bahamondes notched the most important win of his profession up to now.
The Chilean made essentially the most of his first alternative at cracking the rankings, locking in a shock triangle choke submission to power longtime veteran Jalin Turner to faucet out within the very first spherical.
In Bahamondes’ nook, an ecstatic UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad reiterated to the digicam the potential of his teammate, and Anik, too, foresees the potential for stardom for for “La Jaula” — offering he continues to hit the mark on the scales.
“Nacho generally is a large star,” Anik wrote on X a few days on from UFC 313. “Large character. Fluent in two languages. Among the best strikers within the UFC. Will even choke you the f*ck out. Latin America couldn’t have a greater ambassador within the UFC. Simply hope he can preserve making 156 (155) lbs!”
Bahamondes has missed weight as soon as within the UFC and twice total in skilled MMA. He got here in three quarters of a pound obese for his conflict with John Makdessi again in 2021.
The Chilean up-and-comer did additionally seem to have a scare final week previous to UFC 313, requiring a field late within the weigh-in window to hit the 156-pound restrict for non-title light-weight bouts.
