It’s weigh-in Day at the UFC APEX with Tresean up first, hitting the scale at 186 pounds, with Ryder coming in half-a-pound lighter.
“Stylistically, it’s a fun fight,” says UFC President Dana White. “It’s grappler versus striker, and if Ryder is able to take this fight to the ground, it’s probably his best shot to get Team Volkanovski their first win.”
The middleweights get nose-to-nose as they face off, yapping with one another, upping one another’s intensity as they ready to throw down.
FIGHTER PROFILES: Tresean Gore | Ryder Newman
In the house the night before the fight, Tresean and Ryder continue to chirp at one another, Tresean saying he knows everything Ryder is going to do, while the Team Volkanovski representative says he’s going to open with a “flying spinning heel kick,” laughing throughout the exchange.
“I’m not looking for a war,” Tresean says in the confessional. “I’m looking for it to be one-sided.”
It’s Fight Day at the UFC APEX, where Mark Smith serves as the third man in the cage.
Round 1: Tresean takes the center of the Octagon, pawing with jabs as he walks Ryder down, connecting with a low outside leg kick. Ryder counters a low kick with an overhand right that is blocked. Tresean continues pressing forward, offering kicks to different levels, chopping at the outside of Ryder’s lead leg.
