Zhang Mingyang earned his 18th profession end at UFC Macau, placing away Ozzy Diaz with a picture-perfect elbow strike within the opening spherical.
Diaz was hesitant to interact within the early going, as an alternative opting to make reads and search for a gap. After all, that allowed Zhang to do the identical and, in the long run, it price Diaz large.
Simply earlier than the midway level of the primary, Zhang pumps a jab and as Diaz steps in to try to counter, Zhang delivers a wonderfully timed elbow that caught Diaz clear. Along with his opponent hitting the mat, Zhang pounced and dropped some floor and pound strikes. Diaz tried to defend, however all he might do was cowl up, forcing the referee to step in and name for the stoppage lower than three minutes into the scrap.
Official Consequence: Zhang Mingyang def. Ozzy Diaz by way of TKO (elbow to ground-and-pound) at 2:25 of Spherical 1.
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