Brad Scott Returns After a Year Long Lay Off, Meets Dylan Andrews at UFC Fight Night 65
by Chris Houten - @ChrisHoutenMMA
After a year long lay off due to a shoulder injury, the UKs Brad Scott returns to action against Dylan Andrews at UFC Fight Night 65.
UFC Fight Night 65 takes place at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Australia. The event which takes place in South Australia's capital city is headlined by top 10 heavyweights Mark Hunt and Stipe Miocic.
Fighting for the first time in over a year, 25-year old Brad Scott returns to the country where he made his UFC debut, losing to Robert Whittaker at The Ultimate Fighter Finale. The charismatic Brit who made a name for himself on TUF Smashes, making it to the final of the show, was defeated by Whittaker in a close contest where the Somerset born fighter made an excellent account for himself.
Following the loss to Whittaker, Scott defeated Michael Kuiper at UFC Fight Night 30 in Manchester before losing to Claudio da Silva at UFC Fight Night 37 in March 2014. Scott went in to that fight injured, having hurt his shoulder during the end of his training camp at The MMA Lab in Arizona. Following his fight Scott looked to repair his shoulder and was told it was an injury which would require surgery, keeping him out of action until now.
1-2 in his UFC career and 9-3 overall, Scott has won all of his fights inside the distance, showing a diverse skill set which has seen him earn five wins by TKO and four wins by submission.
His opponent, Andrews is in desperate need of a win having lost his last two fights by TKO to Clint Hester and Sam Alvey respectively. A pro since 2006, Andrews earned a place on the UFC roster by defeating Jimmy Quinlan by TKO at Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale, a show which Andrews made it to the semi final before losing to Uriah Hall. Following his victory over Quinlan, Andrews defeated Papy Abedi by TKO before slumping to back-to-back losses to Hester and Alvey.
Andrews has also fought another Brit during his time in the TUF house, defeating fellow middleweight Luke Barnatt in the quarter finals of the show.
Originally from New Zealand but now fighting out of Australia, Hard hitting Andrews has stopped 12 of his 17 wins with strikes, and holds a notable victory over former WEC champion Shonie Carter before joining the UFC.
With the addition of Andrews vs Scott, UFC Fight Night 65 now includes:
- Mark Hunt vs. Stipe Miocic
- Brad Tavares vs. Robert Whittaker
- Sean O’Connell vs. Anthony Perosh
- Jake Matthews vs. James Vick
- Seohee Ham vs. Bec Rawlings
- Dylan Andrews vs. Brad Scott
- Alex Chambers vs. Kailin Curran
- Vik Grujic vs. Brendan O’Reilly
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