With a nickname like “The Hulk,” Brunno Ferreira may not be the one to get right into a wild brawl towards contained in the cage.
At UFC on ESPN 57 that’s precisely what Dustin Stoltzfus tried to do, however ended up on the mistaken finish of a Ferreira (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) “Hulk smash” within the opening spherical of their bout at KFC Yum! Middle in Louisville, Ky. Stoltzfus (15-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC) discovered himself on the mistaken finish of a spinning again elbow, leading to a TKO stoppage at 4:51 of Spherical 1.
The combat rapidly escalated from just a few buying and selling photographs to a full-on wild brawl. Each middleweights landed heavy photographs within the exchanges, however it could be Ferreira who related with a pair of spinning again elbows to get the stoppage, the eighth such end in UFC historical past.
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BRUNNO FERREIRA SPINNING ELBOW 💥 #UFCLouisville pic.twitter.com/DNXGbVOdCv
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 9, 2024
Ferreira makes it two wins in a row, after stopping Phil Hawes within the first spherical of their January bout. All three of his victories have are available fourth minute of Spherical 1.
On the opposite finish, Stoltzfus continues his pattern of buying and selling wins and losses over his previous 4 fights as he struggles to realize momentum and string collectively a pair of wins.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 57 outcomes embrace:
- Brunno Ferreira def. Dustin Stoltzfus by way of TKO (spinning again elbow) – Spherical 1, 4:51
- Zach Reese def. Julian Marquez by way of TKO (strikes) – Spherical 1, 0:20
- Puna Soriano def. Miguel Baeza by way of unanimous choice (30-25, 30-25, 30-27)
- Ludovit Klein def. Thiago Moises by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Carlos Prates def. Charlie Radtke by way of knockout (physique shot) – Spherical 1, 4:47
- Brad Katona def. Jesse Butler by way of unanimous choice (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
- Montana De La Rosa def. Andrea Lee by way of cut up choice (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Daniel Marcos def. John Castaneda by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Denise Gomes def. Eduarda Moura by way of cut up choice (29-28, 27-30, 30-27)
- Taylor Lapilus def. Cody Stamann by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Puja Tomar def. Rayanne Amanda by way of cut up choice (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
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