King Inexperienced and Mauricio Ruffy, UFC 313 ceremonial weigh-in Credit score: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press
Longtime UFC veteran King Inexperienced is used to being doubted going into most of his fights, and he was an underdog as soon as once more in opposition to up-and-comer Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 313 on Saturday night time.
Inexperienced (32-16-1) went into his fiftieth profession bout off a loss to Paddy Pimblett which he described as a ‘blooper’. Having fought the who’s who at 155 kilos, together with present champion Islam Makhachev, his resume ought to be Corridor of Fame worthy when it’s all finished.
Ruffy (11-1) put his undefeated UFC document (2-0) on the road agains the vastly extra skilled Inexperienced at T-Cell Area. The Preventing Nerds scholar hope to proceed his group’s profitable streak alive.
Spherical 1 Inexperienced was in full feel-out mode with feints and fakes to see what Ruffy would do. Ruffy stayed composed like a coiled snake and struck with one of the crucial stunning wheel kicks followers have seen within the octagon. The kick landed completely and Inexperienced was asleep earlier than he hit the bottom.
Inexperienced took a pair minutes to get again to his ft, however he gave his opponent props.
Don’t maintain your breath of us. The Preventing Nerds are right here to remain.
Official Consequence: Mauricio Ruffy def. King Inexperienced through R1 KO, 2:07
