UFC on FUEL TV 9: Ross Pearson vs. Ryan Couture full fight video highlights

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If Ross Pearson was looking for any type of validation that returning to the lightweight division after a two-fight stint at featherweight was the right move, he got a little more of it on Saturday.

Pearson (15-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC), fighting the son of one of his childhood idols, Randy Couture, picked up a second-round TKO win over Ryan Couture (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) for his second straight win in the division.

The lightweight bout was the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 9 event at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.

Couture did a good job of keeping Pearson at bay in the first round as the two boxed. But in the second, Pearson finally got in range and landed some powerful punches with Couture up against the fence, finally dropping him and pouncing for the finishing shots.

Check out the highlights above.

See also:

• UFC on FUEL TV 9: Matt Mitrione vs. Philip De Fries full fight video highlights
• UFC on FUEL TV 9: Gegard Mousasi vs. Ilir Latifi full fight video highlights

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