Westin Wilson: 1st UFC Win a ‘Fantastic Feeling’

Image for Westin Wilson: 1st UFC Win a ‘Fantastic Feeling’Westin Wilson (17-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC) picked up his first UFC win in a big way when he submitted Jeka Saragih in less than two minutes at the UFC event held Saturday at the Apex.

Wilson submitted Saragih with a triangle armbar, but it was a series of grappling moves that set up the tap-out. Wilson went for an arm-in guillotine and had a choice to make at that point.

“He was trying to roll out of it, and it wasn’t even very tight,” Wilson told MMASucka. “But he was trying to roll out of it and basically give me mount. So I could have rolled mount. I heard my coaches yelling, ‘Do this to roll to mount.’ Then he sunk his arm in deeper, and…