Jairzinho Rozenstruik spent longer in recovery, awkwardly propped up against the Octagon fence after being terrifyingly knocked out by Francis Ngannou, than he did in the actual fight itself.
The heavyweight bout had been billed as
a collision of hard-hitting giants, with Rozenstruik putting his unbeaten run
on the line against Ngannou’s reputation as the most-devastating
striker in UFC history.
So much so, that the fight only lasted
20 seconds — and that includes the amount of time Rozenstruik was knocked out
on his feet by a thudding Ngannou left hand, before the Cameroon big man
attacked his opponent with six follow-ups.
We witnessed the murder of Rozenstruik#UFC249 pic.twitter.com/ulWD9yrNiU— YAO (@petterkamau) May 10, 2020
El Cucuy, who entered this fight on a 12-match winning streak was left a battered mess as he forfeited the chance to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Ferguson, who had not lost since 2012, had been scheduled to face
the undefeated Russian for the lightweight title FIVE times.
And the American was the heavy favorite to win the interim belt against Gaethje after the coronavirus pandemic forced Khabib to pull out.
But Ferguson was outfought and dominated against his underdog opponent who landed thunderous hooks on the way to referee Herb Dean stopping
the bout in the fifth round.
UFC president Dana White later confirmed that the 36-year-old
and Niko Price had gone to hospital after their respective defeats.
Gethje defeats Tony Ferguson for the interm UFC Lightweight Championship.— Theo Melillo (@TheoMelillo) May 10, 2020
I am definitely surprised, I thought Ferguson would dominate. #UFC249 pic.twitter.com/am8w6nyOQc
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