Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive
Thousands of fighters grind their way through regional promotions with the hope of one day getting a call from the UFC. For most, that call never comes.
For Steve Lopez, of South Bend, Ind., the call came a year ago to take a short-notice fight against Jim Miller at UFC 103. And it can be reasonably assumed that the daydream of winning his debut and starting the UFC ladder-climb went through his head.
He certainly couldn’t have expected the outcome of his fight against Miller. Throwing an ordinary, everyday jab, Lopez dislocated his left shoulder. His verbal submission came instantly, as did the groans from the fans in Dallas when they saw the obvious separation on the replays.