Highlights: Paige VanZant’s Husband Kicks Off Bellator 215 With Submission Win

ByMike Straus
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The first card of a Bellator doubleheader got kicked off tonight as Paige VanZants’s husband Austin Vanderford picked up an arm triangle victory to kick off the main card.

Vanderford, who you may remember from his appearance on last seasons Dana White’s Tuesday Contender Series (DWTNCS) wasted little time getting after his opponent Cody Jones on the feet. After dropping Jones with a right hook, “AK-47” followed Jones to the ground. The fight would never get back to the feet.

Watch the closing sequence of events below. (via Twitter):

With the win, the 28-year-old Vanderford improves to 7-0. If Bellator decides to keep the Alaskan native on the roster he could make the welterweight division interesting in the future.

Mike Straus @AKAstraus21 is a credentialed MMA journalist and a member of the MMAJA. He has been a fan of the sport since its inception and has been covering the sport professionally for three years. In the past, he has produced content for Fansided's Cagepages, mma-media.com, and Combatpress.com. He currently contributes for MyMMANews.com, he is a staff writer for Cagesidepress.com, and LowKickMMA.com. He most recently began writing for BJPenn.com.

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