VIDEO: Matt Schnell Earns 1st Triangle Choke Finish in Flyweight History at UFC Newark
By Jerry Trotta
Nothing like a little MMA highlight-reel to sprinkle into Saturday afternoon's slate of baseball contests. Flyweight's Jordan Espinosa and Matt Schnell squared off at UFC Newark and fans were hoping to witness a competitive melee. Well, they observed anything but that, as Schnell forced Espinosa to tap out upon locking his legs around his foe's neck, marking the second fastest submission in the history of the Flyweight Division.
The ground game of @DANGER_Caged though ?
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 3, 2019
Gets the tap and 2nd fastest submission in the flyweight division #UFCNewark pic.twitter.com/WzdcjuqFOj
That's right, folks. The fight lasted all of 1 minute and 23 seconds.
Matt Schnell earned the first triangle choke finish in UFC flyweight history at #UFCNewark. Nice feather in his cap.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) August 3, 2019
Espinosa probably thought he was in good hands upon getting Schnell to the ground, but Danger's floor-game is amongst the best in the competition. The neck-lock is virtually in-escapable and as a result, Schnell improved to 15-4, including nine submissions, for his career.