UFC on Fuel: What We Learned from Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert

In one of the craziest UFC rounds in recent memory, Ivan Menjivar and John Albert traded big shots, submission attempts and some entertaining positions on the ground.

Menjivar scored an early takedown, but after an active guard from Albert almost stole the fight, they went back to the feet.

Shortly after, Albert rocked Menjivar with some punches and knees and attacked with a standing guillotine, but Menjivar pulled out, took his back and finished the fight with a rear-naked choke at 3:45 of the first round.

What We Learned about Ivan Menjivar

Experience can sometimes mean everything.

Albert had Menjivar in trouble numerous times during the bout, but Ivan was able to keep his head and survive, and once he got the opportunity, he put his opponent away.

What We Learned about John Albert

John Albert is definitely for real, and he was obviously able to hang with one of the better veterans in the division.

His guard was solid, he almost landed a few submissions and he did some damage on the feet, and looks to be someone to watch at 135 lbs.

What’s Next For Menjivar

He’s going to keep on moving up that bantamweight ladder, and a fight with Mike Easton would be extremely entertaining and would propel the winner into the upper echelon of the division.

What’s Next for Albert

After looking impressive in his UFC debut, knocking out Dustin Pague in the first round, Albert somehow ended up looking just as impressive in defeat tonight.

A fight with Johnny Bedford, a former castmate on TUF 14, might be next, but a Fight of the Night bonus could be coming his way a lot sooner.