Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos HOUSTON – If a highlight-reel knockout wasn’t exactly what you expected from Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Marcel Fortuna in his short-notice UFC debut, don’t feel bad about your lack of foresight. After all, it’s not like coming back from a 20-month layoff with the first knockout win of his career against a much larger heavyweight was exactly what the 205-pounder had in mind walking into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 104 event either. “The goal was to try to keep the distance and find opportunities to try to take him to the ground,” Fortuna told MMAjunkie before learning he’d also take home a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for his efforts. “But I got to work the distance and work my hands, and it worked well even before I got to take him to the ground. “It’s a dream
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Undersized for short-notice UFC debut, not even Marcel Fortuna expected a KO win – MMA Junkie