Benoit Saint Denis entered UFC Fight Night 243 looking to reestablish himself as a legitimate lightweight contender on his home turf, but Renato Moicano had other plans as he won their main event in Paris by second-round TKO.
Moicano’s win might not have come by surprise to many, but the way in which he won sure did. He took down Saint Denis (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) just 23 seconds into the fight and proceeded to batter him with hard elbows and punches for the rest of the first round, splitting him open all over his face. The fight saw a Round 2, but the damage was too much to let it continue into the third, resulting in a doctor stoppage TKO win for Moicano (20-5-1 MMA, 12-5 UFC).
Given the circumstances and setting around the fight, just how surprising was Moicano’s beatdown of Saint Denis? Our “Spinning Back Clique” of Nolan King, Dan Tom and Brian “Goze” Garcia answer that and more with host “Gorgeous” George Garcia.
You can watch their discussion in the video above, and check out this week’s entire episode of “Spinning Back Clique” below on YouTube.
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