Sean Strickland defeated France’s Nassourdine Imavov by way of unanimous choice on Saturday to win the sunshine heavyweight bout on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Strickland had stepped in late to interchange Kelvin Gastelum in the primary occasion of the UFC Fight Night 217.

It was the primary essential occasion for Imavov in his UFC profession, however it was over in 25 minutes.

Strickland scored 49-46, 49-46, 48-47 after the five-round struggle.

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