Uros Medic needed just 79 seconds to show he belongs in the octagon with top welterweights when he knocked Geoff Neal out cold in the UFC Fight Night 267 co-main event.
Medic (13-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) did what many other elites at 170 pounds could not do and put Neal (16-8 MMA, 8-6 UFC) to sleep with punches. A huge left hand in an exchange connected to the temple and led to the violent finish at the 1:19 mark of Round 1 at Toyota Center in Houston.
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After the win, an elated Medic, who is 5-2 since joining the weight class in July 2023, said he's hunting for the top dogs and called out former champion Leon Edwards.
"Houston, we have a problem, and I am the problem," Medic said in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. "This division is in trouble. I am going to knock everybody out and bulldoze through this division. Mark my words."
The latest UFC Fight Night 267 results include:
Uros Medic def. Geoff Neal via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 1:19
Melquizael Costa def. Dan Ige via TKO (spinning back kick) – Round 1, 4:56
Serghei Spivac def. Ante Delija via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Jacobe Smith def. Josiah Harrell via knockout (ground-and-pound) – Round 1, 2:01
Michel Pereira def. Zach Reese via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Carlos Leal def. Chidi Njokuani via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Alibi Idiris def. Ode Osbourne via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Alden Coria def. Luis Gurule via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Joselyne Edwards def. Nora Cornolle via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:42
Punahele Soriano def. Ramiz Brahimaj via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani def. Phil Rowe via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Jordan Leavitt def. Yadier del Valle via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Carli Judice def. Juliana Miller via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Houston video: Uros Medic crushes Geoff Neal with brutal KO
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