For a few moments Saturday, it looked like Tom Nolan the prospect might be trending toward Tom Nolan the bust. Then he turned the tables so quickly that Victor Martinez had to be wondering what just happened. Nolan (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) shut down Martinez (13-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC) with a first-round TKO, but only after he survived a knockdown and offensive onslaught from Martinez. Nolan’s finish came at the 3:50 mark of the opening round in a lightweight fight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas in which he was a 5-1 favorite.
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