{"id":43930,"date":"2022-08-13T04:20:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T04:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/aaron-jeffery-quickly-tkos-austin-vanderford\/"},"modified":"2022-08-13T04:20:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T04:20:46","slug":"aaron-jeffery-quickly-tkos-austin-vanderford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/aaron-jeffery-quickly-tkos-austin-vanderford\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Jeffery quickly TKOs Austin Vanderford"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Aaron Jeffery stepped into his second Bellator fight on short notice and instantly notched contender status in shocking fashion.<\/p>\n<p>At Bellator 284, Jeffery (13-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) finished recent middleweight title challenger Austin Vanderford (11-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) with punches at 1:25 of Round 1. The bout kicked off the main card Saturday at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD<\/p>\n<p>Jeffery found success on the feet early and often.  An overhand right began the final finishing sequence and dropped Vanderford to the canvas.  Vanderford rolled to his side and covered up as Jeffery finished off the job with some more punches.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd2f \ud835\udc74\ud835\udc68\ud835\udc71\ud835\udc76\ud835\udc79 \ud835\udc7a\ud835\udc6f\ud835\udc76\ud835\udc6a\ud835\udc72\ud835\udc6c\ud835\udc79<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the night of the mullets, as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aajmma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@AaJMMA<\/a> KOs @AustinV170MMMA in the opening fight of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bellator284?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#Bellator284<\/a> main card.<\/p>\n<p>Watch live NOW on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SHOsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@SHOsports<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xwfqBSU2dt\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/xwfqBSU2dt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BellatorMMA\/status\/1558261065208807424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">August 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u23ee \ud835\udc7a\ud835\udc73\ud835\udc76\ud835\udc7e-\ud835\udc74\ud835\udc76 \ud835\udc6a\ud835\udc68\ud835\udc74<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aajmma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@AaJMMA<\/a>&#8216;s knockout <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinv170mma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@AustinV170MMA<\/a> is even \ud835\udc84\ud835\udc93\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc9b\ud835\udc8a\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc93 in slow motion. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bellator284?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#Bellator284<\/a> is live on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SHOsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@SHOsports<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9t2wMj5dRY\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/9t2wMj5dRY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BellatorMMA\/status\/1558262381473669122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">August 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jeffery, 29, signed with Bellator in early 2022. The move marked his first major promotional gig after years as a champion on the regional scene and two failed attempts on Dana White&#8217;s Contender Series.  Jeffery made his Bellator debut in June with a second-round TKO win over Fabio Aguiar.  The victory Saturday extended his winning streak to three.<\/p>\n<p>As for Vanderford, he now enters the first losing skid of his career after his first loss came in February against Gegard Mousasi.  Prior to 2022, Vanderford was 11-0 as a professional with six finishes.<\/p>\n<p>The up-to-the-minute Bellator 284 results include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aaron Jeffery def.  Austin Vanderford via TKO (punches) \u2013 Round 1, 1:25<\/li>\n<li>Marcos Breno def.  Josh Hill via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)<\/li>\n<li>DeAnna Bennett def.  Justine Kish via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)<\/li>\n<li>Sullivan Cauley def.  Tyson Jeffries via knockout (knee) \u2013 Round 1, 1:39<\/li>\n<li>Pat Downey def.  Keyes Nelson via submission (arm triangle choke) \u2013 Round 1, 0:36<\/li>\n<li>Bailey Schoenfelder def.  Mark Currier via submission (rear-naked choke) \u2013 Round 2, 2:35<\/li>\n<li>Mitchell McKee def.  Tony Ortega via TKO (punches) \u2013 Round 2, 1:28<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie&#8217;s event hub for Bellator 284.<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"shortcode shortcode--vertical-gallery\" data-gallery-id=\"2570698\" data-gallery-type=\"vertical_gallery\">\n<h2 class=\"shortcode--vertical-gallery__header\"><span>Gallery<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"shortcode--vertical-gallery__title\">Bellator 284: Best photos from Sioux Falls<\/h2>\n<div class=\"shortcode--vertical-gallery__image\">\n\t\t\t<noscript><img width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Pat-Downey-def.-Keyes-Nelson-Bellator-284-02.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-1000x1000 size-1000x1000\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Pat-Downey-def.-Keyes-Nelson-Bellator-284-02.jpg 3850w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Pat-Downey-def.-Keyes-Nelson-Bellator-284-02.jpg?resize=640,427 640w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Pat-Downey-def.-Keyes-Nelson-Bellator-284-02.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Pat-Downey-def.-Keyes-Nelson-Bellator-284-02.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Pat-Downey-def.-Keyes-Nelson-Bellator-284-02.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Pat-Downey-def.-Keyes-Nelson-Bellator-284-02.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Pat-Downey-def.-Keyes-Nelson-Bellator-284-02.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/Pat-Downey-def.-Keyes-Nelson-Bellator-284-02.jpg?resize=480,320 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span class=\"vertical-gallery__overlay\"><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"vertical-gallery__overlay_icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--gallery\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><use href=\"#gallery\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<span class=\"vertical-gallery__overlay_text\"><br \/>\n\t\t<span class=\"vertical-gallery__overlay_text--view\">view<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t68 photos\t<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Jeffery stepped into his second Bellator fight on short notice and instantly notched contender status in shocking fashion. At Bellator 284, Jeffery (13-3 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) finished recent middleweight title challenger Austin Vanderford (11-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) with punches at 1:25 of Round 1. The bout kicked off the main card Saturday at Sanford &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/aaron-jeffery-quickly-tkos-austin-vanderford\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Aaron Jeffery quickly TKOs Austin Vanderford<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[17279,17280,10250,17281,1100,46,249],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43977,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/goiti-yamauchis-uppercut-kos-neiman-gracie\/","url_meta":{"origin":43930,"position":0},"title":"Goiti Yamauchi&#8217;s uppercut KOs Neiman Gracie","date":"August 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Goiti Yamauchi has long been a member of the Bellator roster, but perhaps never closer to a title opportunity than now. 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