Chase “Vanilla Gorilla” Sherman, 30, of D’Iberville, Mississippi, United States was one of the winners at “UFC Fight Night 175,” also known as “UFC on ESPN+ 29.” It was his third victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Featuring 10 mixed martial arts matches, “UFC Fight Night 175” took place at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, USA on May 13, 2020. In the first bout of the evening, Sherman fought Ike “Hurricane” Villanueva, 36, of Houston, Texas, USA in the heavyweight division.
Michael Cardoso served as the referee. He put a stop to the heavyweight contest after 49 seconds in the second round when Sherman knocked out Villanueva via elbows and punches.
This makes Sherman one of the three MMA fighters with the most standing elbow finish ties in the UFC. The other two are Travis Browne and Alan Jouban.
Villanueva made his UFC debut at “UFC Fight Night 175.” Losing to Sherman downgraded the professional MMA record of the Texan athlete to 16 wins and 10 losses.
On the other hand, “UFC Fight Night 175” marked Sherman’s return to the UFC after competing in Island Fights and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. He now has 14 wins and 6 losses.
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The UFC held “UFC Fight Night 175” amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic while almost all other major MMA promotions have either cancelled or postponed their events. In the main event of the evening, Glover Teixeira, 40, of Sobrália, Minas Gerais, Brazil knocked out Anthony “Lionheart” Smith, 31, of Omaha, Nebraska, USA in the light heavyweight division.
Teixeira and Drew Dober, 31, of Denver, Colorado, USA were the two recipients of the Performance of the Night bonuses at “UFC Fight Night 175.” Presented by Toyo Tires, the Fight of the Night was the featherweight bout between Brian “Boom” Kelleher, 33, of Selden, New York, USA and Hunter Azure, 28, of Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Six countries were represented at “UFC Fight Night 175” namely Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and Venezuela. Sherman and Villanueva were two of the 13 fighters who represented the U.S.
Born and raised in D’Iberville, Sherman has been competing professionally as an MMA fighter since 2014 and he made his UFC debut in 2016. The first two opponents he defeated in the promotion were Rashad Coulter and Damian Grabowski.
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