Mauricio Ruffy introduced the violence to UFC 301 when he brutally beat down veteran light-weight Jamie Mullarkey.
On Saturday’s prelims at Jeunesse Enviornment in Rio de Janeiro, Ruffy (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) hit Mullarkey (17-8 MMA, 5-6 UFC) with an arsenal of strikes for a TKO stoppage at 4:42 of Spherical 1.
A Ruffy proper hand stumbled Mullarkey earlier than a flying knee linked. A second proper hand from Ruffy put Mullarkey down and follow-up punches rained down. Mullarkey rose to his ft, however Ruffy beat the brakes off him once more. The second time Mullarkey toppled to the canvas was sufficient for referee Mike Beltran to wave off the struggle.
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Ruffy, 30, has received 5 fights in a row. All 5 of these victories have been stoppages as a consequence of strikes. Saturday was his promotional debut after he earned his UFC take care of a Dana White’s Contender Sequence win by TKO in opposition to Raimond Magomedaliev.
Mullarkey, 29, has misplaced two fights in a row and three of his most up-to-date 4. All three of these defeats have been knockout/TKOs.
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