One of the youngest prospects in the UFC keeps rolling.
At UFC 290 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, South Africa’s Cameron Saaiman (8-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) continued his winning ways when he finished promotional debutant Terrence Mitchell (16-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) with ground-and-pound at 3:10 of Round 1.
A heavy favorite, Saaiman, 22, showed why against Alaska’s Mitchell. When Mitchell took him down early, Saaiman threatened with a guillotine choke as the crowd murmur became a low roar. Mitchell eventually popped out and ended up on top. Saaiman got to his feet, took Mitchell down, threatened a guillotine, and then moved to mount. Some short punches was all that was needed for referee Mark Smith to step in and save the trapped Mitchell.
