UFC featherweight Dan Ige has some unforgettable Octagon performances. Relive some of his best before he competes this …
city did not expect the recklessness [Music] so there is Dynamite’s Dan ige fighting out of Las Vegas and I’m joined Now by Laura sanco who’s going to tell us more about Mr Eagle well this is Dan’s fourth trip to the Octagon his first trip overseas but he pointed out to me listen everything’s over overseas when you’re from Hawaii so this is really no big deal to me and as you can see him carrying that Hawaiian flag that is very very important to him he talks about the the Hawaiian fighting Spirit they call it mana and he says when I put that flag across my shoulders I can literally feel that mana come over me and it’s fight time there’s so much talk in those punches as Henry does a good job at attempting to get back to his feet and you saw for a second there ige was already trying to sneak his hand you see he’s just keeping it over there got that seat belt grip he’s gonna come right over the neck [Music] Henry’s hand fights wow that was really tight does it again he gets his work done double quick holy smokes what a job you know being the smaller man in there being the shorter man you know you’ve got to close distance Dan waited for his moment waited for his opportunity went crashing forward landed up a flurry of punches that put Danny Henry on the back foot and then he was able to take the back enter the ninth rank featherweight our business Dan 50k ige he’s looking to get back on track he had a main event opportunity his last time out DC this guy fought on the contender series when he got to the UFC at one point he was riding a sixth fight win streak he’s fought the likes of Calvin kater at the upper echelon of this featherweight division wants to turn back towards the top he’s putting that ranking on the line tonight Gavin Tucker’s in the gray he’s a small Underdog plus 125 Dan ige minus 150 in the black as Gavin Tucker if the Billy corintillo fight helped him prepare for Dan Egan he said he did not expect the recklessness boom boom sat down on the right hand Tucker goes down it’s over no follow-up shots necessary three four five seconds the fight was five seconds that was in slow motion oh my God three second fight here’s Jan EK repping the North Shore of Hawaii now living here in Las Vegas and he has for the last several years in fact he moved to Las Vegas with 27 in his pocket when all in on making his UFC dreams come true Paul he wrote a six fight winning streak into some Main Event spotlights and his strength of schedule cannot be questioned this guy has fought the who’s who at 145 pounds Korean zombie Josh Emmett who’s fighting for a title coming up in turn Calvin kater another top white guy and ige said before his fight against Gavin Tucker I can’t let this kid take my number that’s the similar situation he knocked out Gavin Tucker in 22 seconds that night [Applause] DK EK with the walk-off left hook do not doubt this man left hook there it is you just slide back wait for the man to rush in back step keep the range fake the right left hook you see him just load that left hook by foreign