Watch as this four-second KO convinces UFC to sign 6ft 7in heavyweight Olympic medallist Robelis Despaigne
The 6ft 7in judoka, who won a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics, knocked out Josh Parisian in 18 seconds atBoth men threw big strikes from the first bell, but Parisian made the grave mistake of rushing Despaigne when he slipped and momentarily landed on his back.
The Cuban KO artist was moving backwards and still caught him with a flush three-punch combination, which ended with a massive right hook to score a knockdown.premier promotions standards was actually the longest fight the 5-0 prospect has had since being six seconds shy of fighting for a full round in his June 2022 pro debut.
Despaigne followed that up by scoring a rapid 12-second KO before bizarrely finishing his next two opponents in a combined time of just seven seconds.Sean O'Malley puts on 'masterclass' to end bitter rivalry with Marlon Vera at UFC 299Michael Page makes Joe Rogan chuckle with Undertaker walkout and showboating in UFC debut“There was a lot of work for me and my whole family working for this.
6 foot 7 Olympic medalist Robelis Despaigne scored savage three-second knockout before earning UFC call from Dana White As a latecomer to MMA, Despaigne knows he doesn’t have much time to work with, but his main goal is to win the UFC heavyweight belt from“I feel healthy, I feel good, and my plan is to become champion and defend the belt a couple of times so it will depend on that.”Dustin Poirier makes beeline for Donald Trump following epic one-punch KO at UFC 299
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