Zach Reese has still never seen a second round in his MMA career after blitzing through Julian Marquez at UFC on ESPN 57 . Reese (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) needed just 20 seconds to clip and drop Marquez (9-5 MMA, 3-5 UFC) with a right uppercut. He swarmed with a flurry of ground-and-pound, forcing the referee to jump in and stop the middleweight contest at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. Check out the replay of the lightning-fast finish below (via X ): ZACH REESE GETS THE FINISH IN THE OPENING SECONDS #UFCLouisville pic.twitter.com/ZhNzwit0TB — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 9, 2024 After the fight, Reese said the result wasn’t necessarily part of the game plan or expectation, but he’s thrilled with the manner in which he achieved his first UFC triumph. “I’m trying to be a little more patient and ease into it – I kind of fight like white trash sometimes, but I am pretty skilled,” Reese said to Paul Felder in his post-fight interview
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UFC on ESPN 57 video: Zach Reese starches Julian Marquez with 20-second TKO – MMA Junkie