MELBOURNE, Australia – Ji Yeon Kim beat Nadia Kassem with a second-round TKO Saturday (Sunday locally) on the preliminary card at UFC 243 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Take a look inside the fight with Kim, who won for the third time in four fights, and for the first time by finish in the UFC. Result: Ji Yeon Kim def. Nadia Kassem via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:59 Updated records: Kim (9-2-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Kassem (5-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) Key stat: Kim landed nearly 50 percent of her total strikes and outstruck Kassem 86-40. Kim on the fight’s key moment “I catered my training to focus on my striking. I really wanted to live up to my nickname and show off my fists.” Kim on getting the finish “I’ve been preparing a lot for this fight.
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