Olympic bronze medalist Robelis Despaigne delivered a memorable efficiency in his Octagon debut, smashing via heavyweight standout Josh Parisian in simply 18 seconds.
After making a reputation for himself on the regional scene with 4 straight first-round finishes, ‘The Large Boy’ continued the pattern in his promotional debut at UFC 299 on Saturday night. Within the opening seconds, Despaigne threw a thunderous head kick that took him off his personal ft. Scrambling again up, Despaigne met the approaching Parisian with a booming proper hand that instantly despatched his opponent crashing to the canvas.
Parisian ate two extra proper arms on the canvas earlier than the referee may step in and produce a cease to the bout.
Official End result: Robelis Despaigne def. Josh Parisian by way of TKO (strikes) at 0:18 of Spherical 1.
It goes down because the second-fastest knockout for a debuting heavyweight in UFC historical past. Despaigne is now 5-0 in his mixed martial arts career and has solely wanted a mixed 37 seconds to dispatch his final 4 opponents by means of knockout.
Examine Out Highlights From Robelis Despaigne vs. Josh Parisian at UFC 299:
ROBELIS DESPAIGNE IS A BAD MANNNNNNNNN #UFC299 pic.twitter.com/iOAeS276VV
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) March 10, 2024
I would like extra of Robelis Despaigne #UFC299 pic.twitter.com/xx3GY99qEa
— Jason Williams (@jasoneg33) March 10, 2024
Robelis Despaigne solely wanted 18 seconds
pic.twitter.com/E5bV1479il— MMA Mania (@mmamania) March 10, 2024
Robelis Despaigne wanted solely 18 seconds to emphatically announce his arrival at #UFC299
Full protection: https://t.co/LuKEGVy18q pic.twitter.com/Ib5Ga4Sga5
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 10, 2024
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