Punahele Soriano (Photo/Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine)In the first round, Soriano came out strong as he usually does, but Pickett was able to survive the late barrage before the sound of the horn," according to MMAjunkie.com. "Soriano remained calm and calculated, using his wrestling to control the rest of the fight."
After the win, the former Wartburg Knight -- who earned All-America honors at the 2014 NCAAs by placing seventh in the 197-pound bracket -- Soriano expressed some concern whether he might not be selected by UFC president Dana White for a UFC contract.
"To be honest, yeah," Soriano said. "It's kind of what I was thinking."
A few minutes after Soriano's fight, though, White announced that he had chosen Soriano for a UFC contract, praising the former D3 mat star's ability to adjust his game plan and go the distance for the first time.
Soriano is now 6-0 in his pro career which started in January 2017 … and the owner of a UFC contract. His first UFC fight has yet to be scheduled.
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