'Holy sh*t': Aussie beast's 'insane' knockout stuns UFC 264
Tai Tuivasa has produced a stunning first-round knockout against former NFL player Greg Hardy at UFC 264.
The Australian fighter needed just 67 seconds to send Hardy crashing to the canvas in Las Vegas, flooring his opponent with a big left hand.
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Hardy went on the attack early in the bout, but a wild swing and miss allowed Tuivasa to connect.
Hardy went crashing to the mat and the referee was forced to call off the fight as the Aussie went in for the kill on the ground.
"He's such an animal," commentator Joe Rogan said.
After walking to the ring to the tune of 'Wannabe' by the Spice Girls, Tuivasa celebrated with a 'shoey'.
The incredible KO sent the UFC world into meltdown before the main event between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier.
Tai Tuivasa KOs Greg Hardy. First round. Oh my.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 11, 2021
Well the spice Girls hype up song worked! Holy s*** what a KO! #UFC264 @bambamtuivasa
— Leah Letson UFC (@LeahNidasMMA) July 11, 2021
Tai Tuivasa just walked out to Spice Girls, knocked out Greg Hardy, and then drank a beer out of a shoe on the wall of the octagon. My god that’s a hard one for anybody to follow. #UFC264
— Tanner Boser (@BulldozerBoser) July 11, 2021
That was incredible. Tai Tuivasa just obliterated Greg Hardy. #UFC264
— Peter Carroll (@PetesyCarroll) July 11, 2021
Tai Tuivasa just slept Hardy while moving backward and on one leg. That’s insane power. #UFC264
— cyni 🤙🏽 (@fizzystar_) July 11, 2021
Tai Tuivasa is the people's champ pic.twitter.com/bUk8DE4Q9k
— Alex Luque (@SmokinAlLuque) July 11, 2021
"He wanted to bang with me. I'm not the right guy to bang with," Tuivasa said in his post-fight interview.
"Pick another bloke."
'Absolutely horrible' moment stuns fans at UFC 264
Earlier, fans were left horrified when Jessica Eye suffered a gruesome cut on her forehead.
The flyweight fighter was in action against Jennifer Maia in the early prelims when she was cut open in an accidental head clash.
The American fighter had blood streaming down her face as she continued the bout in courageous fashion.
Eye went on to lose via unanimous decision, but her gutsy effort to keep fighting with the gruesome injury had fans and commentators in a frenzy.
"This is an absolutely horrible cut on Jessica Eye's head," tweeted Adam Martin.
"Unfortunately, it came from a clash of heads that referee Herb Dean missed. Cutman did a good job patching her up."
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