Mike Massenzio’s (13-5, 2-3 in UFC) UFC career was saved Saturday night with a unanimous decision win over Steve Cantwell (7-4, 1-4 in UFC) in UFC 136.
This was Massenzio’s first win in four fights, as he came into UFC 136 with a three fight losing streak and his UFC career literally on the line.
After a slow start Massenzio made the fight an all out brawl, and broke Cantwell’s nose in the second round which seemed to bother him the rest of the fight.
After a semi-close second round, Massenzio took the fight over in Round 3 and had to be fairly confident that he would take home the win.
Massenzio can breathe easy now knowing he will live to fight another day, and can now start looking forward to who his next opponent will be.
Massenzio needs to work on how he comes out in a fight, as a slow start can doom a fighter, especially in the three-round fights that are the norm in the UFC.
Possible opponents for Massenzio are Jason Miller, Chris Weidman or Wanderlei Silva to name a few.
Massenzio has to be relieved he is pondering his next opponent rather than his next career move.