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Matt Erickson and Abbey Subhan

Christian Leroy Duncan ready to make a middleweight run – forget 205! – after win at UFC London

LONDON – Christian Leroy Duncan beat Andrey Pulyaev with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 255 at The O2 in London.

Take a look inside the fight with Duncan, who won for the third time in four fights.

Christian Leroy Duncan def. Andrey Pulyaev

Result: Christian Leroy Duncan def. Andrey Pulyaev via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Updated records: Duncan (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Pulyaev (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stats: Duncan outstruck his debuting opponent 116-36.

Duncan on the fight’s key moment

Duncan on middleweight

Duncan on what he wants next

“My vision now is dominate all my fights going forward and head toward the rankings, the top 15, and get a number next to my name. No matter whoever they want to select for me to fight, I accept any challenge. But ultimately I want to make my way to the rankings now.”

To hear more from Duncan, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 255.

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