Christian Leroy Duncan ready to make a middleweight run – forget 205! – after win at UFC London
LONDON – Christian Leroy Duncan beat Andrey Pulyaev with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 255 at The O2 in London.
Take a look inside the fight with Duncan, who won for the third time in four fights.
Christian Leroy Duncan def. Andrey Pulyaev
Result: Christian Leroy Duncan def. Andrey Pulyaev via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Updated records: Duncan (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Pulyaev (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stats: Duncan outstruck his debuting opponent 116-36.
Duncan on the fight’s key moment
CLD went ALL OUT to end the fight! #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/P8Nruj1eXu
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Duncan on middleweight
“I got a fire under me.”
Christian Leroy Duncan hopes to build off the momentum from his win at #UFCLondon and move closer toward the middleweight rankings.
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Duncan on what he wants next
“My vision now is dominate all my fights going forward and head toward the rankings, the top 15, and get a number next to my name. No matter whoever they want to select for me to fight, I accept any challenge. But ultimately I want to make my way to the rankings now.”
Por decisión unánime el inglés Leroy Duncan se lleva la victoria vs Pulyaev #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/3kQAd9Egkx
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To hear more from Duncan, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 255.