Going into his bout with Aurel Pirtea, Saul Rogers must have felt pretty confident.
The former Ultimate Fighter contestant, from Bolton, was taking on a man who had agreed to the fight at less than a week's notice after the withdrawal of Pat Healy.
What's more, Rogers was coming off a six-fight win streak while Romanian opponent Pirtea (11-8-0) was making his lightweight debut at ACB 54 in Manchester.
He even had Manchester United on his side, with the club he supports wishing him good luck ahead of the match-up.
https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/840238508484640768
You can probably work out where this is headed, though.
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Rogers, who had taken his two previous fights by submission is now 12-2-0 following the second round guillotine choke from the 28-year-old Romanian.
It continues a pattern for 'The Miner', who has seen none of his last six fights go the distance, winning five, and it left the viewing public stunned.
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