Having witnessed his Scottish Hit Squad teammate beaten just minutes before taking to the Octagon, you could’ve understood if British heavyweight Mark Godbeer had entered his fight with Daniel Spitz last night a little distracted.

Godbeer however, kept his focus and took home a convincing unanimous decision victory over Spitz taking all three scorecards 30-27.

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The BAMMA heavyweight champion settled into his work very early and used both his hands and his kicks to both push Spitz back and discourage him from engaging with him. Godbeer’s finest round was round two when he hurt Spitz multiple times with nice right hooks and thudding kicks. 

Spitz was outclassed throughout and didn’t have the cardio to keep up with Godbeer. Having been hurt multiple times across the three rounds, Spitz was brave, but frankly lucky to hear the final bell without being finished.

When the fight came to an end Godbeer dropped to his knees and looked up into the skies with a look of relief to have captured his first UFC win. It was one-sided performance by the British fighter who will now look to press on and rise up the UFC heavyweight ranks.

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As aforementioned, it wasn't all smiles for the Scottish Hit Squad team.

Scottish light heavyweight Paul Craig was the first of the two British fighters in action at UFC 209 as he took on the undefeated Australian, Tyson Pedro. 

Craig came out the gate looking to pressure on the front foot and bring the fight to Pedro, but midway through the first round he was caught by a big counter right hand that sent him back first to the mat. 

From that moment onwards, Craig was never able to recover and Pedro finished him ruthlessly.

Craig did make it back to his feet momentarily after the knockdown, but Pedro clinched him up against the cage and sent him down to the mat again following some hard knees to the face. From there, Pedro worked into a crucifix position and landed some short stiff elbows with Craig helpless to improve his position.

Referee Marc Goddard sensed the Scotsman’s predicament and stopped the fight with four minutes and ten seconds on the clock. 

This was Craig’s first loss in his professional career. He walked away from the Octagon seemingly ok physically, but obviously disappointed after being overpowered by the Australian.