MACAU, CHINA – NOVEMBER 23: (R-L) DongHun Choi of South Korea punches Kiru Singh Sahota of England of their flyweight RTU Event Closing combat through the UFC Struggle Night time occasion at Galaxy Area on November 23, 2024 in Macau, China. (Picture by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
The Highway to UFC 3 flyweight remaining discovered Kiru Sahota and Donghun Choi dealing with off at UFC Macau on Saturday.
The preliminary card bout had a UFC contract within the offing for the winner, and located the gang stressed with the shortage of motion early, after a scary, exhilarating head kick within the ladies’s strawweight remaining only one combat earlier.
Sahota held heart because the motion kicked off, with South Korea’s Choi on the skin. They might clinch up slightly below two minutes in; after separating, it was Choi touchdown a stable overhand that gained the gang’s appreciation. Mere seconds later, those self same followers would explode, as Donghun Choi did as nicely, firing a combo capped off by a looping proper hook- a little bit of an overhand that dropped Sahota like a sack of potatoes.
A fairly distinctive victory dance noticed Choi swiveling his hips and pulling off a cartwheel earlier than the outcome was introduced.
That 9-0 feeling 🤗
DongHun Choi | #UFCMacau pic.twitter.com/6A45vazxpm
“I’ve won the tournament, and I just can’t help but to wonder, am I dreaming?” Choi questioned following the win, admitting that he couldn’t put the sensation into phrases.
A former Navy officer, Choi has earned himself a UFC deal, and together with his efficiency at UFC Macau, his official debut will little doubt be one to observe.
Official Consequence: Donghun Choi def. Kiru Sahota by knockout (punch), Spherical 1, 2:36
