Benoit Saint Denis made it through two rounds with Renato Moicano but the accumulated affect of a brutal opening five-minute beatdown prevented him from continuing. The UFC Fight Night 243 main event was stopped Saturday after Saint Denis (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) was deemed unable to see by the cageside physician following Round 2 in the lightweight bout. As a result, Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC) was named victor by TKO at Accor Arena in Paris (via X ): This fight has ended due to doctor's stoppage. @MoicanoUFC gets his arm raised at #UFCParis pic.twitter.com/nIvM83v0sh — UFC (@ufc) September 28, 2024 Just 23 seconds into the fight, Moicano took down Saint Denis.
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