This past weekend at UFC 194 we witnessed the upsetting loss of the UFC Middleweight Champion,
Chris Weidman, to the former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, Luke Rockhold. Despite Chris’s
efforts to defend his title, Rockhold finished him with a 4th round TKO to become the new UFC Middleweight Champion. This may have been an upsetting for many of Weidman’s hometown fans
from Long Island, NY, but luckily Chris wasn’t the only Long Island boy fighting this past weekend!
Ryan LaFlare, fighting out of his gym in Farmingdale, NY, took his 12th professional win against Mike Pierce on Friday at The Ultimate Fighter Finale. LaFlare has won 5 of his 6 UFC fights, and intends on adding more to that list! This fight against Mike Pierce was really important because LaFlare was coming off his first and only career loss, and he came back better than ever. Ryan LaFlare dominated Mike Pierce for 3 rounds ending in a unanimous decision. LaFlare had made some improvements in his striking game and out-struck Pierce with clean counters and devastating body kicks. Pierce was forced to attempt his takedowns on LaFlare, but all his attempts failed as LaFlare was able to stuff them, create the space he needed, and continue dominating on the feet. The excitement increased at the end of the 3rd when both fighters bit down on their mouth piece and finished with a barrage of punches until the bell rang. Sometimes we lose, and sometimes we win. It’s important to learn from the losses we encounter and
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