Dominick Reyes secured a huge highlight-reel knockout at UFC 314, leaving Joe Rogan gobsmacked.
Reyes stunned Nikita Krylov in the opening seconds before finishing the Russian with a nasty left hand that sent him crashing into the canvas.
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Reyes’ left hand was so powerful that referee Marc Goddard almost called a stop to the contest instantly, before a brief ground-and-pound hammering finished Krlov off.
The stoppage came at 2:24 of round one and the American celebrated in dramatic style after the finish.
UFC commentator Rogan was left very impressed following the KO and instantly uttered: “Oh my goodness, wow.
“Ladies and gentlemen, Dominick Reyes is back.”
Once he floored Krylov, Reyes headed straight for US President Donald Trump, who was in attendance for UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
“I’m not back, I’m better,” Reyes told Rogan after his impressive victory, which leaves him undefeated in his last three UFC fights.
He then acknowledged Krylov as a tough fighter, before calling for a top 10 bout as the No.11-ranked light heavyweight going into the fight and eventually a title shot down the line.
The 35-year-old American has previously contested Jon Jones and Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title, and wanted to cement his name back as a top contender in the division at UFC 314.
‘The Devastator’ went undefeated in his first six UFC fights before challenging Jones for title, with many saying he should have even claimed that unanimous decision in 2020 himself.
After losing to Jones, Reyes lost another title shot to Blachowicz, before suffering defeats to Jiri Prochazka and Ryan Spann.
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He has since flipped the script in his MMA career and is looking better than ever.
Krylov, meanwhile, hadn’t fought in the UFC since March 2023 due to an injury and his MMA career may be over.
The 40-year-old was on a three-fight winning streak and his defeat at UFC 314 marked the sixth stoppage of loss of his career.
Elsewhere at UFC 314, Dan Ige kept himself in the top 15 featherweight rankings with his 11th UFC win and a stoppage victory over Sean Woodson.
Meanwhile, Virna Jandiroba cemented her name as the No.1 contender to Zhang Weili’s women’s strawweight title by defeating Yan Xiaonan via unanimous decision.
Also in Miami, Chase Hooper defeated UFC legend Jim Miller by unanimous decision and called to fight up-and-comers next, while Julian Erosa knocked out Darren Elkins, and Michal Oleksiejczuk finished Sedriques Dumas all during the preliminary bouts.
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