Seth Baczynski‘s UFC career was over before it even started, getting tossed out of the organization after his first UFC loss.
But Baczynski has stormed back since that loss to Brad Tavares in the Ultimate Fighter 11 finale, winning his last four fights, including his second-round TKO of Matt Brown on Saturday.
On Saturday in UFC 139, Baczynski battled Brown early, with both fighters exchanging blows in the first round and Baczynski scoring a takedown.
But the second round turned the scale in Baczynski‘s favor, when Brown attempted a takedown and Baczynski took advantage, executing a beautiful guillotine choke that ended things quick.
The fight was a tale of two fighters going opposite directions. Baczynski has won his last four fights, and his last two in the UFC. Brown has lost four of his first five fights in the UFC and isn’t making a strong case to stay in the organization.
You have to love what Baczynski has done. He wasn’t given much of a chance early on, but with his latest work he is proving that he belongs in the UFC. He only showed up to UFC Fight Night 25 because the UFC needed a replacement for the injured DaMarques Johnson.
Said Baczynski before the fight, via MMAJunkie.com, “A fight’s a fight, and I’m glad to be back.”
A win is also a win, and Baczynski will take every win he can get. Things are all of a sudden looking bright for a fighter who once didn’t know if he would ever make it to the UFC again.
Talk about making the most of your second chances.
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