Ryan Spann taps Ion Cutelaba, problems warning

Ryan Spann reminded the entire world that he’s largely a submission danger when he tapped out Ion Cutelaba in the first round at UFC on ESPN 36.

Just after some powerful early exchanges, Spann (20-7 MMA, 6-2 UFC) latched a deep standing front choke on Cutelaba (16-7-1 MMA, 5-6-1 UFC) that he turned into a guillotine to finish the battle at the 2:22 mark of Round 1.

The was the UFC on ESPN 36 co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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— UFC (@ufc) Might 15, 2022

Spann opened immediately with a jab, overhand correct mixture that bought some respect. Cutelaba applied a ton of movement, but confirmed some hesitance pulling the cause. Spann landed a pair of really hard punches and they collided near the fence, which led to them spilling to the canvas and Cutelaba getting mount. Spann stood again up, but Cutelaba secured another takedown.

Spann stood back up then locked in a front choke in the course of a scramble on the toes. He pulled Cutelaba to the canvas and forced an urgent tap out for a wonderful stoppage win.

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— UFC (@ufc) May well 15, 2022

It was an crucial functionality for Spann, who suffered a 1st-round submission decline to Anthony Smith in his first UFC headliner in September. He’s now alternated wins and losses around his earlier 5 fights, and hopes this displaying was the beginning of his ideal form.

“I experienced to get out of my way to make confident I did what I experienced to do,” Spann mentioned in his article-struggle job interview with Michael Bisping. “I did not get out of my way previous time. I made confident I did this time. I’m likely to get my coach that belt. I’m telling you, I’m coming.”