Perhaps one bad decision cost Drew Dober the fight against Renato Moicano at UFC Fight Night 235.
Dober (27-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC) lost a unanimous decision to Moicano (18-5-1 MMA, 10-5 UFC) in Saturday’s co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Dober was having success on the feet, but struggled to fend off Moicano’s grappling. With each fighter winning a round heading into Round 3, Dober tried to reverse a Moicano takedown but wound up on his back for the remaining two minutes and a half of the fight. Dober took to Instagram to react to the loss.
“Not the outcome we wanted. In a game of inches, I made mistakes, and @renato_moicano_ufc was the better man tonight. Congratulations to him and his team. I feel no shame in putting everything on the line and testing my abilities against the best in the world.”
Moicano responded to Dober’s post by paying him respect, and even suggesting who he should fight next.
“Im a huge fan…. On every interview I was saying that you are dangerous!!!
I want to see you fighting Paddy Pimblett next… huge respect for you thank you for the fight.”
Dober, 35, has now lost two of his past three. Prior to his setback against Moicano, Dober earned a Performance of the Night bonus when he finished Ricky Glenn by first-round TKO this past October.
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