NEW YORK – Roosevelt Roberts took a big risk fighting Mateusz Rebecki on five days’ notice at UFC 295, and it did not go well for him.
After Roberts (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) stepped in as a replacement to fight the streaking Rebecki (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), and missed weight prior to the contest, it seemed he might’ve bitter off more than he could chew. That proved to be the case, because the fight ended with a verbal submission at the 3:08 mark of Round 1 at Madison Square Garden.
It was slick work from Rebecki, who used bottom position to roll into an armbar near the cage, and Roberts was forced to yell out that he was done and have referee Mike Beltran step in.
