Submission wizard Jimmy Flick has his next fight.
MMA Fighting confirmed with sources with knowledge of the matchup that Flick (16-5) and Francisco Figueiredo (12-3-1, 1 NC) have agreed to meet in.
There are countless stories of people who grew up outside of the United States and then moved here at a young age. They recount memories of their early childhood. These stories can put a smile on just about anyone’s face.
Legacy Fighting Alliance flyweight Victor Altamirano grew up in Mexico City. When he was nine years old, his family moved to Dennison, Texas.
“I remember always having to look both ways before crossing the street,” Altamirano told Combat Press. “I remember always looking out for stray dogs on the street all the time. If you look like a snack to them, they will chase you and try to bite you. I remember the buses, the taxis, and traffic. There were tacos on the street at every bus stop. If you wanted to take a bus, which we did pretty often, you just waited at the bus stop. Just about every bus stop in Mexico had tacos, and a lot of people stopped there.”
Jimmy Flick overcame thoughts of retirement during 10-year journey to UFC
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Just looking at the past 12 months of Jimmy Flick’s career, it’s hard to imagine that he was headed anywhere else than the UFC.
The 30-year-old submission specialist went 4-0 in 2020, winning everywhere he went. He began the year winning the Freestyle Cage Fighting flyweight title in February, then scored a 38-second submission win over Greg Fischer at LFA 86. He followed that up with a dazzling third-round submission win over the previously unbeaten Nate Smith on the Contender Series in September to earn a UFC contract.
MMA 2020 Year in Review: Submission of the Year
AJ McKee vs Darrion Caldwell, Bellator 253 Credit: Bellator MMA
The closest race in the history of our Year-End awards resulted in a trio of fighters sharing Submission of the Year for 2020.
The Submission of the Year for 2020 was one of the most hotly contested categories in our Year-End MMA awards. There were a lot of strong candidates, from Jack Hermansson’s heel hook submission of Kelvin Gastelum, to Jimmy Flick’s flying triangle. Ariane Lipski got in the running with a nasty kneebar. Violence Queen indeed!
A trio of higher stakes submissions came out on top however. That’s right we have a three-way tie! Read on to see who shared the honors for Submission of the Year 2020.
UFC Vegas 16 Results: Marvin Vettori Decisions Jack Hermansson
Check out MMA News UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori results, featuring a main event meeting between Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori
December 5, 2020
UFC Vegas 16 went down tonight (Saturday, December 5, 2020) from the APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada and we have the results. The world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion compiled an excellent card for fight fans to enjoy.
It was headlined by a meeting between Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori in a middleweight bout.
The co-headliner saw a light heavyweight bout between Ovince Saint Preux and Jamahal Hill. Gabriel Benitez vs. Justin Jaynes, Montana de la Rosa vs. Talia Santos, John Allan Arte vs. Roman Dolidze, and Movsar Evloev vs. Nate Landwehr was supposed to finish out the main card.