Eddie Gordon of Freeport is the Ring of Combat light heavyweight champion.

Credit: Jeffrey Basinger

Eddie Gordon, from Freeport, knocked out Dhiego Lima 71 seconds into the first round to win Season 19 of the "The Ultimate Fighter" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on July 6, 2014. Gordon, a middleweight, earned a guaranteed contract with the UFC.

Credit: Jeffrey Basinger

Eddie Gordon, from Freeport, knocked out Dhiego Lima 71 seconds into the first round to win Season 19 of the "The Ultimate Fighter" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on July 6, 2014. Gordon, a middleweight, earned a guaranteed contract with the UFC.

Credit: Newsday/Jeffrey Basinger

Eddie Gordon, from Freeport, knocked out Dhiego Lima 71 seconds into the first round to win Season 19 of the "The Ultimate Fighter" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on July 6, 2014. Gordon, a middleweight, earned a guaranteed contract with the UFC.

Credit: Jeffrey Basinger

Eddie Gordon, from Freeport, knocked out Dhiego Lima 71 seconds into the first round to win Season 19 of the "The Ultimate Fighter" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on July 6, 2014. Gordon, a middleweight, earned a guaranteed contract with the UFC.

Credit: Jeffrey Basinger

Eddie Gordon, from Freeport, knocked out Dhiego Lima 71 seconds into the first round to win Season 19 of the "The Ultimate Fighter" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on July 6, 2014. Gordon, a middleweight, earned a guaranteed contract with the UFC.

Credit: Newsday/Jeffrey Basinger

Eddie Gordon, from Freeport, knocked out Dhiego Lima 71 seconds into the first round to win Season 19 of the "The Ultimate Fighter" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on July 6, 2014. Gordon, a middleweight, earned a guaranteed contract with the UFC.

Credit: Newsday/Jeffrey Basinger

Eddie Gordon, from Freeport, knocked out Dhiego Lima 71 seconds into the first round to win Season 19 of the "The Ultimate Fighter" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on July 6, 2014. Gordon, a middleweight, earned a guaranteed contract with the UFC.

Credit: Jeffrey Basinger

Eddie Gordon, from Freeport, knocked out Dhiego Lima 71 seconds into the first round to win Season 19 of the "The Ultimate Fighter" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on July 6, 2014. Gordon, a middleweight, earned a guaranteed contract with the UFC.

Credit: Jeffrey Basinger

Eddie Gordon, from Freeport, knocked out Dhiego Lima 71 seconds into the first round to win Season 19 of the "The Ultimate Fighter" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on July 6, 2014. Gordon, a middleweight, earned a guaranteed contract with the UFC.

Credit: James Escher

MMA fighter Eddie Gordon, from Freeport, poses for a portrait at Ray Longo's MMA Academy. The current Ring of Combat light heavyweight champion defends his title Sept. 14 at Tropicana Resort and Casino in Atlantic City. (Sept. 6, 2012)

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Garden City, NY - September 6, 2012: Mixed martial arts fighter Eddie Gordon trains at Ray Longo's MMA Academy, located at 1 Commercial Avenue. A Freeport native and current Ring of Combat Light Heavyweight Champion, he will defend his title September 14 at Tropicana Resort and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by James Escher)

Credit: James Escher

MMA light heavyweight Eddie Gordon, of Freeport, trains with Eric Hyer at Ray Longo's MMA Academy in Garden City for his upcoming Ring of Combat title defense. (Sept. 6, 2012)

Credit: James Escher

MMA light heavyweight Eddie Gordon, of Freeport, trains at Ray Longo's MMA Academy in Garden City for his upcoming Ring of Combat title defense. (Sept. 6, 2012)

Credit: James Escher

MMA light heavyweight Eddie Gordon, of Freeport, trains with Eric Hyer at Ray Longo's MMA Academy in Garden City for his upcoming Ring of Combat title defense. (Sept. 6, 2012)

Credit: James Escher

MMA light heavyweight Eddie Gordon, of Freeport, trains with Eric Hyer at Ray Longo's MMA Academy in Garden City for his upcoming Ring of Combat title defense. (Sept. 6, 2012)

Credit: James Escher

MMA fighter Eddie Gordon, from Freeport, poses for a portrait at Ray Longo's MMA Academy. The current Ring of Combat light heavyweight champion defends his title Sept. 14 at Tropicana Resort and Casino in Atlantic City. (Sept. 6, 2012)

Credit: James Escher

MMA fighter Eddie Gordon, from Freeport, poses for a portrait at Ray Longo's MMA Academy. The current Ring of Combat light heavyweight champion defends his title Sept. 14 at Tropicana Resort and Casino in Atlantic City. (Sept. 6, 2012)

Credit: James Escher

MMA light heavyweight Eddie Gordon, of Freeport, trains with Eric Hyer at Ray Longo's MMA Academy in Garden City for his upcoming Ring of Combat title defense. (Sept. 6, 2012)

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