The best and worst from UFC Fight Night 134

UFC Fight Night: Shogun v Smith
Anthony Smith violently took out Mauricio Rua in the main event

#2 Best: Grant vanishes inside The Bermudez Triangle

UFC Fight Night: Grant v Bermudez
Manny Bermudez used his trademark triangle choke to finish Davey Grant

The Bantamweight fight between Davey Grant and Manny Bermudez was relegated to the Fight Pass prelims and thus was largely flying under the radar, but given Grant usually puts on exciting fights and Bermudez looked like a prospect to watch after winning his debut impressively, perhaps more focus should’ve gone on it.

As it turned out, outside of Anthony Smith’s knockout in the main event, Bermudez was probably the most impressive fighter on this card. He dropped Grant with a right hand within seconds of the fight beginning, instantly pounced on the downed Brit and slapped on a mounted triangle choke before rolling over to tighten it to force a tapout.

Bermudez has the nickname ‘The Bermudez Triangle’ and right now he’s living up to it – his last four fights have been finished by that particular submission technique. And given he’s now 13-0 with just two of those wins going the distance, he’s clearly a man to watch at 135lbs. Expect the UFC to give him a major promotional push next time around.

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