Josh Parisian had to overcome a good deal of adverisity to come out on top at UFC Vegas 57.
Parisian duked it out with Alan Baudot in a heavyweight match up on the main card.
Baudot was on the 3 fight losing streak and on the verge of getting cut considering one previous loss had since been overturned to a no contest. Parisian was 1-2 and was struggling to get his footing in the promotion coming into UFC Vegas 57.
Baudot started the fight strong. After kicking and an impressive right that caught Parisian off guard he seemed to be gaining momentum.
Parisian countered with a submission attempt from the bottom but Baudot broke free.
Somehow he survived.
In round two, Baudot landed an early haymaker. Parisian responded with a takedown and got to side control. From there he put on an impressive campaign that culminated with the finish.
Parisian kept looking at the ref like god damn END THE FIGHT #UFCVegas57 https://t.co/d0qzEyCGD7
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) June 26, 2022
But when all was said and done, Josh Parisian stunned UFC legend Michael Bisping with his Joe Rogan and Vanessa Demopoulos-inspired request.
“First off, I was gonna jump in your arms, but I don’t have the energy,” Parisian said.
To which, the former UFC middleweight champion replied, “Please don’t jump in my arms!”
Demopoulos started this jumping into the arms tradition at UFC 270 when she did the splits and subsequently jumped into the arms of Joe Rogan. Demopoulos’ stunt worked and she was the talk of the town in the week after the event.
Subsequently she repeated the feat having jumped into Bisping’s arms at UFC Vegas 57 last night.