The best and worst from UFC Fight Night 146: Lewis vs. Dos Santos

#2 Best: Niko Price remains Welterweight’s best Action Man

Niko Price once again delivered the goods in his fight with Tim Means

Welterweight Niko Price might be nicknamed ‘The Hybrid’, but you could easily change his nickname to ‘Action Man’ and you wouldn’t be wrong. Last night saw his latest wild fight, a brawl with Tim Means that saw him hurt Means early on, get hurt himself as Means came back with some wicked clinch strikes, and finally turn the lights out on ‘The Dirty Bird’ with a savage right hand, all inside one round.

Price had previously looked like a bit of a glass cannon, as he was violently stopped by Vicente Luque and Abdul Razak Alhassan in his two Octagon losses, but his chin seemed just fine last night – the man himself put that down to a new diet that saw him needing to cut far less weight, meaning he was more hydrated coming into the cage. That makes a lot of sense actually – but thankfully the new diet didn’t mean a new fighting style.

Price is probably the greatest example in the UFC of a kill-or-be-killed fighter. Since his promotional debut in 2016, he’s made 8 Octagon appearances, has a record of 6-2 and has never been close to going the distance. And his 6 finishes were all wildly memorable, ranging from slick submissions to violent and unique knockouts.

Casual fans might not pay money to see this guy fight – let’s be honest, it’s more about personality than skills when it comes to drawing – but for hardcore fans, Niko Price’s name means you’re guaranteed excitement on a card, and for me at least that means a lot.