Mauricio Ruffy du Brazil opened the main map of the UFC 313 surprisingly with a spectacular wheel kick to eliminate King Green in the first round.
The pair of light weights met on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to adjust the table for the headliners Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev. In the end, Ruffy took less than two minutes to send fans in a frenzy and a green in unconsciousness.
The hand and head exposed, the American was near the fence when the finishing sequence occurred.
After pretending to be a left hook, which reacted the green, Ruffy delivered a wheel kick which saw his heel perfectly on the target. Immediately, the green cloth weighed the canvas while Ruffy was standing above him to celebrate.
“It’s mean! Green returned to the Kingdom of the Shadow ”, wrote a fan on X.
‘Ko of the year competitor in March !!! What a rotation kick !! Mauricio Ruffy is a superstar ” added another.
Mauricio Ruffy won a wheel kick in one to eliminate King Green at the UFC 313
“I guess it’s time to understand that you are not fighting with your hands,” sounded a third, citing Green’s position.
“Forget the kick … The configuration of this kick was (Fire Emoji). With this kick, he returned Green to Prelims ”, commented a fourth.
A fifth compared Ruffy to Conor McGregor, saying: “People want to see the old Conor with the position of Karate / Elusive style … We have Mauricio Ruffy now, we are good.
“I was preparing this strike and 30 others,” said Ruffy after the fight. “What I wanted to do was surprised everyone, the crowd, the UFC, and that’s what happened.”
“I wanted to dominate and control him. Once I dominated and I had control, I just waited for the right time.
The victory propelled the star of Nerds Fighting at 12-1 with his seventh consecutive victory. 11 of his 12 victories came by KO with his only decision to come against James Llontop in November.
On the other hand, Green finished for the second consecutive fight and went to 32-17-1 after the defeat.