You won’t see this type of knockout in the UFC very often.
Welterweight Galore Bafondo is known in the UK regional MMA scene for his flashy style and repertoire of kicks, but in his UFC Glasgow bout against Conor McGregor teammate Charlie Ward, he found an unusual way to pick up a victory in his Octagon debut.
Ward tried to take Bafondo down whilst in the clinch against the fence, and Bafondo essentially threw him to the ground and into unconsciousness. Charlie’s head crashed against the mat and he was already out, but Bafondo threw a few punches before Marc Goddard stopped the fight. Ward is now 0-2 in the UFC and has been badly knocked out in both outings. Watch the video for yourself in the clip below.
Have you ever seen or HEARD a KO like this? Galore Bofando finishes Charlie Ward with a crazy slam! #UFCGlasgow https://t.co/rILLjFHv27
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) July 16, 2017
Check out Tim Burke’s play-by-play of the fight:
Round 1 - Side kick from Bofando. Body kick. He jumps in with a combo. Body kick. Bofando jumping around on the outside. Ward looks annoyed. Hard straight left from Bofando. Ward clinches up and pushed him against the cage. Bofando threw him to the floor and he’s out! That was very weird. I think Ward hit his head on the mat? Bofando landed two shots and the fight was over.
Galore Bofando defeated Charlie Ward by KO (strikes?), 2:10 of round 1
