Kavanagh stops Temirov in first round at UFC 333
Lone'er Kavanagh knocked out Ramazan Temirov at 4:28 of the first round at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi to go 11-2 at 27 and bounce back from his second stoppage defeat in three fights, and the Londoner, ranked sixth at flyweight, called for the belt afterwards.
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Lone'er Kavanagh precisava de uma declaração, e a produziu em menos de quatro minutos e meio.
Três meses depois de ser finalizado por Brandon Royval — sua segunda derrota por interrupção em três lutas —, Kavanagh voltou no UFC 333, em Abu Dhabi, e nocauteou Ramazan Temirov no primeiro round da luta principal do card no Etihad Arena.
O londrino, agora com 11-2 aos 27 anos, já tinha mostrado lampejos em cinco aparições no octógono, incluindo uma decisão em cinco rounds sobre o ex-campeão Brandon Moreno na Cidade do México, em fevereiro, com aviso curto — a vitória que apagou a derrota por nocaute para Charles Johnson.
Temirov chegou com credenciais de verdade: 20-4, invicto em três lutas no UFC, numa sequência de 12 vitórias e recém-saído de um nocaute sobre Steve Erceg em um round, em julho. Ele veio em busca da finalização com seu poder explosivo; Kavanagh se recusou a recuar, apostou em velocidade, jogo de pés e defesa para desmontá-lo aos poucos.
Um uppercut de esquerda no fim do round abalou Temirov, e uma combinação relâmpago o derrubou. Quando ele tentou se levantar, outro uppercut o levou contra a grade, e o árbitro Mike Beltran encerrou aos 4:28.
"Tenho uma equipe incrível ao meu lado e trabalhamos duro, dia após dia, para conseguir esses resultados. Confiamos no plano e deu certo", disse Kavanagh. "Aprendemos com erros anteriores e um deles era manter as mãos levantadas."
Sexto colocado entre os pesos-moscas na entrada, ele deixou clara a ambição. "Obviamente, estou aqui pelo cinturão", disse. "Com todo o respeito, qualquer um pode pegá-lo. Estou aqui pelo cinturão."
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