Team Volkanovski’s Ricky Turcios is on his way to making the most of his second shot at a UFC contract.
The one-time Contender Series contestant won a unanimous decision over Team Ortega’s Dan Argueta (5-0*) in a three-round thriller on the sixth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 29. With the win, Turcios (10-2) advances to the next round of the season’s bantamweight tournament.
Coach Alexander Volkanovski has now won two straight fights after his team went 0-4 to start the season.
Turcios and Argueta battled back and forth for two rounds, with Turcios getting off to a faster start to take round one.