Francisco Trinaldo entered this fight with a mma record of 17-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 lightweight in the world. He lost to Michael Chiesa last year but then he has won three consecutive bouts beating Norman Parke in his last one (=Trinaldo vs Parke).
His opponent, the undefeated Chad Laprise, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.46 in the same weight class; he has already fought once in 2015 winning over Bryan Barberena. Trinaldo vs Laprise is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Charles Oliveira – UFC Fight Night 74. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Chad Laprise fight videos
2014 MMA fight – Chad Laprise vs Olivier Aubin-Mercier – fight Video UFC Tuf Finale
Review: 2014-04-16, close fight with some good exchanges: the bout between Chad Laprise and Olivier Aubin-Mercier gets three stars. Both undefeated, Chad Laprise entered this fight with a record of 7-0-0 (71% finishing rate) while Olivier Aubin-Mercier, has a record of 4-0-0 (100% submission victory rate – all by rear naked choke in the first round!!), he is a black belt in judo and two-time junior national champion. Laprise vs Aubin-Mercier is the welterweight final of The Ultimate Fighter Nations; undercard of Michael Bisping vs Tim Kennedy – UFC Tuf: Canada vs Australia. Watch the video and rate this fight!