MANCHESTER, England – He may have been fighting on Brad Pickett ’s home turf, but Iuri Alcantara fought like he was intent on spoiling the party before it could even start. Alcantara (34-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC) hurt Pickett (25-12 MMA, 5-7 UFC) early with a spinning back elbow, then blitzed him with punches on the mat before ultimately locking up a triangle choke to force the submission at the 1:59 mark of Round 1.
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