Stefan Sekulic
Serbia
Looks strong despite defeat
Sekulic lost to Dwight Grant via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 28-29) at UFC 261 on Saturday in Jacksonville.
ANALYSIS
Sekulic was unlucky here on multiple counts. First off, he likely deserved the decision. He started slowly and struggled with distance in Round 1 before picking up the pace considerably over the course of the final ten minutes. If that's not bad enough, Sekulic had Grant in an extremely tight guillotine and likely would have gotten the stoppage had there been just a handful of additional seconds on the clock in the final frame. It was a very strong effort for a guy who hadn't fought since September 2018. Of course, that prolonged layoff was all Sekulic's doing considering he was handed a two-year suspension after testing positive for multiple banned substances.
Sekulic was unlucky here on multiple counts. First off, he likely deserved the decision. He started slowly and struggled with distance in Round 1 before picking up the pace considerably over the course of the final ten minutes. If that's not bad enough, Sekulic had Grant in an extremely tight guillotine and likely would have gotten the stoppage had there been just a handful of additional seconds on the clock in the final frame. It was a very strong effort for a guy who hadn't fought since September 2018. Of course, that prolonged layoff was all Sekulic's doing considering he was handed a two-year suspension after testing positive for multiple banned substances.
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Set to fight Grant at UFC 261
Sekulic will face Dwight Grant at UFC 261 on April 24, Aaron Bronsteter of TSN.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
Sekulic will make his return to the ring after serving a long, two-year suspension due to testing positive for drostanolone and a metabolite of metandienone. Sekulic currently holds a 12-3-0 UFC record while Grant is 10-3-0.
Sekulic will make his return to the ring after serving a long, two-year suspension due to testing positive for drostanolone and a metabolite of metandienone. Sekulic currently holds a 12-3-0 UFC record while Grant is 10-3-0.
Suspended two years
Sekulic was handed a two-year suspension after testing positive for drostanolone and a metabolite of metandienone, Damon Martin of MMA Weekly reports.
ANALYSIS
As a result of this suspension, Sekulic will be unable to fight until after Oct. 31, 2020. In the lone UFC fight of his career so far, he was defeated by Ramazan Emeev by unanimous decision, though that was just the second defeat of his career across all promotions.
As a result of this suspension, Sekulic will be unable to fight until after Oct. 31, 2020. In the lone UFC fight of his career so far, he was defeated by Ramazan Emeev by unanimous decision, though that was just the second defeat of his career across all promotions.
Drops unanimous decision in UFC debut
Sekulic was defeated by Ramazan Emeev via unanimous decision (28-29, 27-30, 26-30) at UFC Moscow on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Sekulic didn't mount much offense in his debut. He was on his back foot for the majority of the match and didn't land many strikes. He got 3 takedowns, but Emeev was able to roll through them by attempting a kimura each time. It was a very underwhelming debut and Sekulic may have had Octagon jitters. Hopefully he is more aggressive in future fights.
Sekulic didn't mount much offense in his debut. He was on his back foot for the majority of the match and didn't land many strikes. He got 3 takedowns, but Emeev was able to roll through them by attempting a kimura each time. It was a very underwhelming debut and Sekulic may have had Octagon jitters. Hopefully he is more aggressive in future fights.