Ilia Topuria continued the perfect start to his career at Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 19 . In what his most high-profile win to date, Topuria (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) took out veteran Damon Jackson (18-4-1 MMA, 1-2-1 UFC) with a first-round knockout in their featherweight preliminary bout, courtesy of some devastating hands. The 23-year-old attacked Jackson to the body, then followed it up with a savage head shot for the highlight-reel finish. Check out the replay of the stoppage below (via Twitter ): Rips & Clips! Ilia Topuria ENDS IT in half a round. [ Tune in on #ESPNPlus & ESPN2 ] pic.twitter.com/pKZEBGGh4B — UFC (@ufc) December 6, 2020 For Topuria, the fight went exactly as planned. Afterward, he told Jon Anik in his cageside interview that he predicted the early finish.
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