Devin “Brown Bear” Clark, 29, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States fought Mike “Slo-Mike” Rodriguez, 29, of Easton, Massachusetts, USA at “UFC 223“. It marked the Ultimate Fighting Championship debut of the latter.
Devin Clark vs Mike Rodriguez
Featuring nine mixed martial arts matches, “UFC 223” was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, USA on April 7, 2018. In the first bout of the evening, Clark and Rodriguez battled it out in the light heavyweight division.
Dan Miragliotta served as the referee. After three five-minute rounds, he raised the hand of Clark, who was declared the winner via unanimous decision.
One of the judges scored the bout 29-28. The other two judges both scored it 30-27.
Beating Rodriguez improved Clark’s professional MMA record to 9 wins and 2 losses. The fighter from Easton now has 9 wins and 3 losses.
On December 3, 2016, Clark defeated Josh “The Sandman” Stansbury, 33, of East Liverpool, Ohio, USA via unanimous decision at “The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale”. On April 15, 2017, the fighter from Sioux Falls defeated Jake “The Prototype” Collier, 29, of Cuba, Missouri via unanimous decision at “UFC on Fox 24.”
Before joining the UFC, Rodriguez had a four-fight winning streak. He defeated Hector “Spartan” Sanchez, 44, of Providence, Rhode Island, USA, James Dysard, 26, of Plattsburgh, New York, Alec Hooben, 25, of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, USA and Jamelle “The Beast” Jones, 30, of Dover, Delaware, USA.
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