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Fighting replacement debutant
Parsons will now fight Jacobe Smith at UFC Vegas 101 on Jan. 11, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Parsons was originally set to be Andreas Gustafsson's first opponent in the UFC, but the latter was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed issue. Parsons will still be facing a newcomer with Gustafsson out of the fight, though he now has an arguably tougher opponent in Smith, who has won all nine fights of his professional career.
Parsons was originally set to be Andreas Gustafsson's first opponent in the UFC, but the latter was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed issue. Parsons will still be facing a newcomer with Gustafsson out of the fight, though he now has an arguably tougher opponent in Smith, who has won all nine fights of his professional career.
Scheduled against new signing
Parsons is scheduled to compete against Andreas Gustafsson in a welterweight fight at UFC Vegas 101 on Jan. 11, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Gustafsson recently earned a contract by winning his fight during Dana White's Contender Series. Since joining the UFC, Parsons has alternated between victories and losses across five fights, resulting in a 2-3 record. But this time, the pattern ideally continues for him, considering every one of his promotion defeats were followed up with wins.
Gustafsson recently earned a contract by winning his fight during Dana White's Contender Series. Since joining the UFC, Parsons has alternated between victories and losses across five fights, resulting in a 2-3 record. But this time, the pattern ideally continues for him, considering every one of his promotion defeats were followed up with wins.
No-shows UFC 304 defeat
Parsons lost to Oban Elliott via unanimous decision (28-29, 27-30, 27-30) at UFC 304 on Saturday in Manchester, England.
ANALYSIS
It was a truly woeful performance from Parsons. It was widely believed he had a massive grappling advantage over Elliott, but Parsons managed to land just 1-of-9 takedown attempts, and the lone successful try came in the dying seconds when the fight was over. He got beat to every single position and landed no offense of note outside of some early leg kicks. Unable to get on track, Parsons has alternated losses and wins in his first five UFC bouts. Each of the last four have seen the final bell.
It was a truly woeful performance from Parsons. It was widely believed he had a massive grappling advantage over Elliott, but Parsons managed to land just 1-of-9 takedown attempts, and the lone successful try came in the dying seconds when the fight was over. He got beat to every single position and landed no offense of note outside of some early leg kicks. Unable to get on track, Parsons has alternated losses and wins in his first five UFC bouts. Each of the last four have seen the final bell.
Set to fight at UFC 304
Parsons is scheduled to take on Oban Elliott at UFC 304 on Jul. 27, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Parsons will look to get his second consecutive win after besting Matthew Semelsberger by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) back in January. The welterweight fighter nicknamed "Pressure" currently holds a 2-2 UFC record and will take on Parsons, who is entering his second UFC match off a win.
Parsons will look to get his second consecutive win after besting Matthew Semelsberger by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) back in January. The welterweight fighter nicknamed "Pressure" currently holds a 2-2 UFC record and will take on Parsons, who is entering his second UFC match off a win.
Leans on wrestling in victory
Parsons defeated Matthew Semelsberger via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
This was a strong effort from Parsons from bell-to-bell in a fight that went off as a pure pick 'em. Recognizing Semelsberger's struggles in defending the takedown, Preston fired off 11 takedown attempts, landing seven of them. Those seven successful tries turned into 6:26 worth of control time and essentially ensured Parsons would win a decision as long as he made it to the final bell. That said, it's going to be very difficult for Preston to put together an extended winning streak considering he doesn't have a single knockout victory in 15 career fights. He has alternated wins and losses in his first four UFC bouts.
This was a strong effort from Parsons from bell-to-bell in a fight that went off as a pure pick 'em. Recognizing Semelsberger's struggles in defending the takedown, Preston fired off 11 takedown attempts, landing seven of them. Those seven successful tries turned into 6:26 worth of control time and essentially ensured Parsons would win a decision as long as he made it to the final bell. That said, it's going to be very difficult for Preston to put together an extended winning streak considering he doesn't have a single knockout victory in 15 career fights. He has alternated wins and losses in his first four UFC bouts.