The 145-pound champion in the Montreal-based TKO promotion wept in the cage after the victory, which came on his late mother’s birthday
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Canadian featherweight T.J. Laramie earned a UFC contract Tuesday night with a victory on Dana White’s Contender Series when injured opponent Daniel Swain was unable to come out for the second round.
Swain, who came into the fight with 12 submission wins among his 30 bouts, ended on the ground in the first round after losing his balance attempting a kick. Working off his back he tried for an armbar on Laramie, but the Canadian fought off the submission attempt and looked to punish him from above.
“I’ve been training for this fight, this audition, whatever you want to call, it for 10 years … It’s a dream come true,” he added. Laramie has endured hardship. In 2005 his older brother and mother both died. He and his younger brother moved in with his aunt, who subsequently died of cancer in 2009.Story continues below advertisement
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