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Canada's Connelly beaten at UFC 261 after 19-month absence Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly, returning after a 19-month absence, rallied late but lost a decision to American Pat Sabatini on the UFC 261 undercard Saturday. The Canadian Press Tristan Connelly , The Canadian Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly, returning after a 19-month absence, rallied late but lost a decision to American Pat Sabatini on the UFC 261 undercard Saturday. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 for the 30-ye...

Sabatini (14-3-0) won his UFC debut by outgrappling Connelly, a black belt in BJJ in his own right. "What an experience. There's no other place I'd rather be and that is one tough opponent right there," Sabatini said of Connelly. The 35-year-old from Victoria, who now makes his home in Langley, B.C., was unable to impose his will against Sabatini, who has now won his last three bouts — and six of the last seven. Sabatini's last loss came in February 2020, when he suffered a dislocated shoulder and elbow in a bout with James (Speedy) Gonzalez. Connelly (14-7-0) was the early aggressor but S...

Canada's Tristan (Boondock) Connelly beaten at UFC 261 after 19-month absence Tristan Connelly is seen during the UFC official weight in in Richmond, B.C., Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward April 24, 2021 - 5:54 PM JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly, returning after a 19-month absence, rallied late but lost a decision to American Pat Sabatini on the UFC 261 undercard Saturday. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 for the 30-year-old Sabatini, a former collegiate wrestler at Rider University who ...

It has been a long time coming. "It's been a crazy roller-coaster with everything. I'm excited to be back and doing what I love," said Connelly. He made a name for himself on a Vancouver Fight Night card on Sept. 14, 2019, moving up a weight class on short notice to beat Michel (Demolidor) Pereira, a breakdancing Brazilian showboat who arrived with a ton of hype. Despite giving up three inches in height and five in reach to the six-foot-one Pereira, Connelly put on a gritty, winning performance. The Canadian underdog earned a 29-28, 29-27, 29-27 decision, finishing the fight with a 64-32 edge...