Austin Vanderford, a 2008 graduate of Ninilchik School, improved to 6-0 in his professional MMA career with a win over Brazil’s Edmilson Freitas on Oct. 19.
Vanderford, who won a pair of state wrestling titles for the Wolverines, knocked out Freitas in 98 seconds in a bout on the undercard of FFC 32 in Las Vegas.
Vanderford, who won an NAIA wrestling title for Southern Oregon University at 184 pounds in 2012, has run up his perfect pro record against fighters that were 28-11 before facing him. Vanderford, whose first pro fight was on March 11, 2017, has two victories by unanimous decision, two by submission on rear-naked choke holds, one by TKO and now this one by KO.
