Jason Dent was able to hang during season nine of "The Ultimate Fighter" and reach the semifinals but this was a whole different animal he was facing in the opening bout of UFC 106. George Sotiropoulos is a high level grappler. After some spirited stand-up for much of the first round, the Australian took the fight to the ground and it was clear Dent was in big trouble. He was mounted with 53 seconds left in the first. Dent survived but found himself in the same position with 1:30 left in the second. Sotiropoulos worked for an armbar and finally freed Dent’s arm with 28 seconds left. Referee Yves Lavigne stopped it immediately giving Sotiropoulos the win at 4:36 of the second.
Dent (19-10, 1-3 UFC) deserves another shot in the UFC. His standup was pretty solid and he walked through a few big shots from Sotiropoulos…
