Bloomfield native Mark Cherico scored an early takedown, but couldn't solve Mike Santiago in a loss on Dana White's Tuesday night contenders in Las Vegas.
Santiago was able to utilize his reach advantage and drop Cherico with several strong punches along the cage.
Cherico had a four-fight winning streak snapped. Santiago (21-9) has won 11 straight fights.
Here's a list of those who have been awarded deals from the show:
Week 1 - Kurt Holobaugh, featherweight; Boston Salmon, bantamweight.
Week 2 - Sean O'Malley, bantamweight.
Week 3 - Karl Roberson, light heavyweight; Geoffrey Neal, middleweight.
Week 4 - Julian Marquez, middleweight; Brandon Davis, featherweight.
Week 5 - Mike Rodriguez, light heavyweight; Alex Perez, flyweight.
Week 6 - Charles Byrd, middleweight; Grant Dawson, featherweight.
Santiago was able to utilize his reach advantage and drop Cherico with several strong punches along the cage.
Cherico had a four-fight winning streak snapped. Santiago (21-9) has won 11 straight fights.
Here's a list of those who have been awarded deals from the show:
Week 1 - Kurt Holobaugh, featherweight; Boston Salmon, bantamweight.
Week 2 - Sean O'Malley, bantamweight.
Week 3 - Karl Roberson, light heavyweight; Geoffrey Neal, middleweight.
Week 4 - Julian Marquez, middleweight; Brandon Davis, featherweight.
Week 5 - Mike Rodriguez, light heavyweight; Alex Perez, flyweight.
Week 6 - Charles Byrd, middleweight; Grant Dawson, featherweight.