'Completely insane': UFC fighter's brutal KO combo on undefeated opponent
Alex Perez has stunned the UFC world by brutally punching his opponent until the bout was stopped in the first round.
According to the UFC, Perez landed an incredible 104 punches on his opponent Jose Torres in a dominant display.
Coming into the UFC 227 early prelim bout, Torres flaunted an impressive undefeated career record – but that quickly changed, and UFC fans went wild.
@metropcs @ufc That Alex Perez 104 strikes in the first round is completely insane. I’ve never seen that before since watching your programming. #UFC227 #Prelims #KnockoutCoverage
— Cadoria YOUNG (@DDUBMochaLover) August 5, 2018
@DustinOrtizMMA I know you are looking for higher ranked opponents, but right after I saw Alex Perez tonight I thought you both could put on a fight for the ages #UFC #staychoppin
— Zeke Schwab (@Randomwords3) August 5, 2018
Wow Alex Perez just DESTROYED midget Torres.. Great performance there. Just goes to show you , undefeated means nothing going into the UFC. #UFC227
— Mr.Arkansas (@ItsMrArkansas) August 4, 2018
The early preliminary fight between Perez and Torres was a highlight in the build-up to the main card fights between Demetrious Johnson and Henry Cejudo, as well as T.J. Dillashaw and Cody Grabrandt.
Henry Cejudo ended Demetrious Johnson’s nearly six-year reign as flyweight champion, earning a split-decision victory in a stunning upset at UFC 227 in Los Angeles.
Cejudo (13-2) is an Olympic gold medal wrestler who only started training in mixed martial arts five years ago, but he used five takedowns and relentless offense to earn the decision at Staples Center over one of the most dominant champions in UFC history.
Cejudo won 28-27 on two of the three judges’ scorecards to beat Johnson (27-3-1), who had won 13 consecutive fights since 2012 and had defended his 125-pound belt a UFC-record 11 straight times.
“This is a dream come true, from Olympic gold medallist to UFC champion,” Cejudo said. “I was born right here in Los Angeles, in a two bedroom apartment. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you to these fans in California for their support.”
Johnson, who didn’t appear to be upset with the judges’ call, was the only flyweight champion in UFC history. Although successful in striking, Johnson didn’t have his usual resourceful performance in his return from a career-long layoff of 10 months.
OHHHH! Dillashaw drops Garbrandt again! #UFC227 pic.twitter.com/2uP1qCTNVz
— #UFC227 (@ufc) August 5, 2018
In the main event moments later, T.J. Dillashaw successfully defended his bantamweight title with a vicious first-round stoppage of former champion Cody Garbrandt, beating his friend-turned-rival for the second time in nine months.
Dillashaw (17-3) exchanged furious strikes with Garbrandt (11-2) from the opening minute and finished it by stunning Garbrandt with a series of strikes, dropping the challenger and then battering him against the cage until referee Herb Dean stopped it with 50 seconds left in the first round.
with AAP.