The Best Of Times For Nicolas Dalby

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for Nicolas Dalby. The UFC had announced that it was making its first trip to his home country of Denmark, and after posting a 3-1 record since his last Octagon appearance, Dalby believed that another win would earn him a spot on that card.

The opportunity for that win came in a Cage Warriors bout against Ross Houston in June, but early on, an elbow opened up a nasty cut on Dalby’s face. The blood flowed. And flowed. Then flowed some more when Houston suffered a broken nose.

By the third round, referee Marc Goddard had seen enough. The official verdict was a no contest, with the reason for the stoppage being that the cage surface was…