Gauge Young Plays Villain, Secures Second Straight Win

Gauge Young Plays Villain, Secures Second Straight Win

Lightweight Gauge Young positioned himself to be public enemy number one ahead of UFC Winnipeg on Saturday, after calling the host city “a dump.” Taking on Brazilian Thiago Moises on the Fight Night event’s main card, it remained to be seen how the crowd would react. Probably not all that enthusiastically. Moises started the fight by using his physicality to set the tone against Gauge Young, finding some success early in the grappling. Young tri…

Gauge Young Edges Thiago Moisés In Back-and-Forth Slugfest- UFC Winnipeg Highlights

Gauge Young picked up the biggest win of his young career, defeating Thiago Moisés in the UFC Winnipeg main card opener. Moisés came out of the gate aggressively, pressuring Young against the fence and fishing for an early takedown. Before long, Moisés managed to get his opponent to the mat, but Young exhibited solid defense, preventing Moisés from getting off any real offense. Young ended up in top control for the final few seconds of the openi…