Beyond the Octagon: TUF winner Eddie Gordon rebounds, ‘JZ’ Cavalcante submitted

Alas, there are no UFC results to chew over today, but maybe results from last weekend’s regional action, which includes a couple would-be prospects, a TUF winner, and a Titan FC card stacked with UFC vets, will tide you over.

In the main event of CFFC 60, welterweight prospect Jonavin Webb (9-2-1NC, 0-2 UFC) wasted little time in rebounding from his UFC release, besting Isaac Steele (5-1-0) by way of a buzzer-beating rear-naked choke in the final second of Round 1. The submission keeps Webb undefeated outside the Octagon while making for the first loss of Steele’s career.

The night’s co-main event featured Eddie Gordon, likewise looking to rebound from his UFC release. “Truck” bested Cathal Pendred and Dhiego Lima (among others) to become the TUF 19 champion but would lose all of his subsequent bouts in the Octagon; he was finally released after putting together a 1-3 mark with the organization. For his comeback bout, Gordon was tasked with Chris Lozano (10-4, 2-3 Bellator), who was himself looking to make a comeback of sorts, as he hadn’t fought in over four years. The fight would prove narrowly contested and go the full three, with Gordon walking away with a split-decision victory. Gordon gets his post-UFC career off to a good start at 1-0; Lozano stands at 1-1 since a 2012 appearance in Bellator.

Also on the card, Julio Arce (9-2-0) submitted Francisco Isata (8-4, 0-1 WSOF) with a rear-naked choke in Round 2.

Meanwhile, in the main event of Florida’s Titan FC 40, Gesias Cavalcante (20-9-1-1NC, 2-2 WSOF, 1-2-1NC Strikeforce, 7-0 K-1 HERO’s) looked to make his first defense as lightweight champion against Freddy Assuncao (10-1, 1-0 WSOF), brother of top UFC bantamweight Raphael Assuncao.

Cavalcante’s career has been plagued with inconsistency these past few years, but his title winning knockout of Pat Healy earlier this summer offered a look at the brutal brilliance that made him a star in K-1 HERO’s ten years ago. That promising momentum would, however, come to a surprising halt against Assuncao, with …

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