The best regional advertising Fury Fighting Championship performed outside his home state of Texas this past weekend for a special event at Minot Air Force Base in Minot, North Dakota.
Fury FC 125: Fight Force in the main event, former PFL tournament finalist and UFC hopeful Dylan Taylor starched Nick Meck with a vicious second-round left hook to win the vacant Fury FC Lightweight Championship.
The opening round was a struggle early on, but Taylor eventually got the trip takedown and took control on the ground. “The Postman” threatened Meck with a choke while mixing up the rest of the round with steady ground and pound.
Then came the kill in the second round.
Taylor remains one of the best unsigned lightweights outside of the UFC, and his latest win could finally earn him a call.
Fury FC Vice President and Matchmaker Rich Burmaster believes it should.
“We packed this card full of guys who were ready to call the UFC,” Burmaster told MMAmania.com. “In every title fight, there was a fighter knocking on the door. Meck and Taylor were the two best unsigned lightweights outside of the UFC, and I believe Taylor will get the call.”
Taylor (15-5) is riding a five-fight winning streak with four finishes, three of which came in the first round.
The 34-year-old also owns a knockout victory over the former UFC title challenger and Bellator champion. Rory MacDonaldthat sent the Canadian legend into retirement (watch the highlights).
Taylor wasn’t the only UFC hopeful to appear at Fury FC 125.
Former Contender series competitor and LFA Lightweight Champion Jacob Jones won the Fury FC interim lightweight title by knockout Yehia Riles in less than three minutes.
Check out Jones’ finish below:
Fury FC built Fight Force around prospects who are ready for the next level.
Taylor and Jones definitely looked the part.
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