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Pablo Silva Becomes New Featherweight Champion At Fight To Win Pro 21

Pablo Silva Becomes New Featherweight Champion At Fight To Win Pro 21

Houston's hometown favorite Pablo Silva came away victorious after a hard-fought battle with the defending Fight To Win featherweight champion Baret Yoshida.

Jan 14, 2017 by Averi Clements
Pablo Silva Becomes New Featherweight Champion At Fight To Win Pro 21
Houston's hometown favorite Pablo Silva came away victorious after a hard-fought battle with the defending Fight To Win featherweight champion Baret Yoshida. 

The main event followed a fierce fight between Anthony Mitchell and Pedro Araujo, which concluded with an armbar from Araujo just seconds before the match ended. 

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Pablo Silva pressures Baret Yoshida's guard. Photo: Mike Calimbas

Silva and Yoshida's bout was extremely technical and lasted the entire ten minutes, with Silva working hard to pass Yoshida's guard. 

While a couple of submissions were attempted, neither fighter could finish the other one before the timer ran out.

The judges ended up awarding Silva a split-decision victory, declaring him the new featherweight Fight To Win gi champion.

Full replay of the event coming soon