US EditionJust 2 Days’ Notice: Ethyn Ewing Wins 2nd MMA Fight in 8 Days; UFC Debut at Madison Square Garden
Ewing won by unanimous decision with scores of 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 after stepping in with only two days' notice and nine straight MMA wins, UFC officials said.
- On Saturday, Ethyn Ewing won his UFC debut via unanimous decision over Malcolm Wellmaker at UFC 322 after accepting the fight on two days' notice following a Thursday-morning call.
- After Cody Haddon withdrew with an injury, Ethyn Ewing got a Thursday morning call and missed about 40 calls before answering.
- Judges scored the fight 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 as Ethyn Ewing outlanded Malcolm Wellmaker across 15 minutes of action, winning all three rounds on two cards.
- Ewing used the Garden spotlight to urge UFC president Dana White to keep him around after his debut beneath Patrick Ewing's No. 33 banner at Madison Square Garden.
- Two wins in a week, including a Nov. 7 victory for A1 Combat 32, brought Ewing's pro record to 9-2 with seven finishes.
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After sleeping through his call of destiny, this fighter shocked everyone
NEW YORK — Ethyn Ewing, a little-known, 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter, slept past his alarms Thursday morning, only to wake to what he said were “about 25 messages” on his phone from his father, his manager, his sister and his coach. Ewing thought there had been an accident and someone was hurt. Instead, the UFC wanted him to hustle his way from Yorba, California, to New York’s Madison Square Garden to replace injured Cody Haddon on Sat…
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Ethyn Ewing wins his second MMA fight in 8 days in UFC debut at Madison Square Garden
Ethyn Ewing has won his UFC debut just eight days after his last professional fight. He secured a unanimous decision over Malcolm Wellmaker on Saturday night at UFC 322.
UFC 322: Ethyn Ewing Pulls Off Short-Notice Upset Over Malcolm Wellmaker
In a short-notice change to the UFC 322 preliminary card, Cody Haddon pulled out of his fight with Malcolm Wellmaker due to injury, one day after appearing before the media. With 24 hours or so to go until weigh-ins, in stepped Ethyn Ewing, salvaging Wellmaker’s spot on the card but understandably shifting the fight up a weight class. Ewing had already fought earlier this month, making it a very short turnaround on top of short notice. Round one…
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