UFC heavyweight Ryan Spann looked to bounce back and find his footing in his new division when he took on Lukasz Brzeski at UFC 318 on Saturday night.
Spann (22-11) had spent most of his UFC run at 205 pounds, but decided to jump up a division earlier this year. His debut didn’t go as planned losing against Waldo Cortes-Acosta. The former light heavyweight certainly hoped to right the ship in New Orleans.
Brzeski (9-6-1) has not had the best career in the UFC this far. In 6 UFC bouts he’s gone 1-5 and was definitely on the chopping block against Spann at UFC 318.
Round 1 Spann came out on a mission landing a big right hand on Brzeski and putting maddening pressure on his opponent. Brzeski throw hands up top, Spann ducked, and scored a takedown.
Spann owned the positions taking mount multiple times and going for submissions. Finally Brzeski couldn’t fight the positions any longer and threw a hail mary to get to his feet.
Unfortunately for him Spann was ready with the guillotine, he secured it, tightened it and ended Brzeski’s night early.
Heavyweight looks good on Ryan Spann.
Official Results: Ryan Spann def. Lukasz Brzeski via R1 SUB (Guillotine), 2:47
