LAS VEGAS – Roman Dolidze took inspiration from Michael Bisping ’s words. Dolidze (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) knocked out an injured Phil Hawes (12-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in Round 1 of their Saturday middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night 213 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The knockout finish marked the Georgian fighter’s second straight. Prior to those knockout wins, Dolidze said he was critiqued by Bisping for his fighting style and wanted to remind him that he could also put opponents away on the feet – and it worked. “When I wrestled two fights ago, I was just beating guys only with wrestling and grappling,” Dolidze told reporters at the UFC Fight Night 213 post-fight press conference.
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