The pressure is always ratcheted up for any fighter coming off a loss but Dan Ige couldn’t have scripted a better way to bounce back than his performance at UFC Vegas 21.
After engaging in a five-round war with Calvin Kattar this past July but coming up short in a decision, Ige was booked in a fight against Gavin Tucker, who accepted the bout after former Ultimate Fighter winner Ryan Hall suffered an injury. Tucker was riding a three-fight win streak including a pair of submission wins and he sought to build on that momentum by taking on a top-10 ranked featherweight.