The UFC Norfolk is here and the preliminary fights just wrapped up with strong performances by “Violent Bob Ross” Luis Pena, Contender Series alum Jordan Griffin, and the eccentric Spike Carlyle.
Pena improved his professional record to 8-2 after a dominant grappling performance over Steve Garcia, who stepped in on five days notice. Garcia was game from start-to-finish, but Pena controlled his back for the majority of all three rounds. “Violent Bob Ross” hunted for rear-naked chokes and neck cranks throughout. The only time Pena really looked vulnerable was at the start of the third-round when he fell into a committed triangle choke attempt.