Training out of The MMA Lab in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Mario Bautista, 30, has earned his seventh Ultimate Fighting Championship victory. He was one of the winners at “UFC 292“.
Featuring 12 mixed martial arts matches, “UFC 292” was held at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on August 19, 2023. In the ninth bout of the evening, Bautista fought Da’Mon Blackshear, 29, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA in the bantamweight division.
Bryan Miner served as the referee. After three five-minute rounds, he raised the hand of Bautista, who was declared the winner via unanimous decision.
Bautista’s original “UFC 292” opponent was “No Love” Cody Garbrandt, 32, of Sacramento, California, USA. On August 11, 2023, the latter withdrew due to an injury while training.
On August 12, 2023, Blackshear submitted “No Way” Jose Johnson, 28, Flint, Michigan, USA at “UFC Vegas 78” in Enterprise. On August 15, 2023, it was confirmed that Blackshear would be Bautista’s new “UFC 292” opponent.
Losing to Bautista downgraded Blackshear’s professional MMA record to 14 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw. Bautista now has 13 wins and 2 losses.
Born in Winnemucca, Nevada, USA, Bautista started wrestling in 2007. From Nevada, he moved to Arizona and joined The MMA Lab.
In 2017, Bautista made his professional MMA debut and defeated Jesse Orta, Devon Chavez and DeMarcus Brown. When Bautista made his UFC debut at “UFC Fight Night 143” in Brooklyn, New York, USA on January 19, 2019, he was submitted by Cory Sandhagen.
On July 20, 2019, Bautista earned his UFC win by defeating Son Jin Soo via unanimous decision at “UFC on ESPN 4” in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Before “UFC 292”, Bautista defeated Miles Johns via technical knockout at “UFC 247” in Houston, Texas on February 8, 2020, Jay Perrin via unanimous decision at “UFC Vegas 48” in Enterprise, Nevada, USA, Brian Kelleher via submission on June 25, 2022 at “UFC Vegas 57” in Enterprise, Benito Lopez via submission on November 5, 2022 at “UFC Vegas 64” in Enterprise and Guido Cannetti via submission on March 11, 2023 at “UFC Fight Night 221” in Paradise, Nevada.
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