UFC Fight Night 209 video: Roman Kopylov flurries for late KO of Alessio Di Chirico
PARIS – Alessio Di Chirico got sloppy against Roman Kopylov at UFC Fight Night 209, and he paid for it with a knockout loss.
After two relatively competitive rounds between the middleweights at Accor Arena in Paris, Kopylov (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) turned up the volume on a tiring Di Chirico (13-7 MMA, 4-7 UFC) and landed a combination that sent his opponent faceplanted to the canvas at the 1:09 mark of Round 3.
Check out the replay of the finish below (via Twitter):
It was an emphatic way for Kopylov to get his first win under the UFC banner. It was no guarantee he would win on the scorecards, and the Russian was nothing short of pleased to get the job done.
“First round everything was going well, second round everything started to fail,” Kopylov told Michael Bisping through an interpreter during his post-fight interview. “I only had one choice to take the fight in the third round. I knew I had to finish to win.”
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 209 results include:
Roman Kopylov def. Alessio Di Chirico via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 1:09 William Gomis def. Jarno Errens via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29) Nathaniel Wood def. Charles Jourdain via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Abusupiyan Magomedov def. Dustin Stoltzfus via TKO (kick, punches) – Round 1, 0:19 Nasrat Haqparast def. John Makdessi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Fares Ziam def. Michal Figlak via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Benoit Saint-Denis def. Gabriel Miranda via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:16 Christian Quinonez def. Khalid Taha via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:15 Stephanie Egger def. Ailin Perez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:54For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 209.