Diego Lopez defeats Steve Garcia with vicious 2nd round KO

UFC Freedom 250 kicked off on Sunday on the White Home, with Diego Lopez scoring a highlight-reel knockout win over Steve Garcia.

Garcia will get out early and connects with a stinging proper hand on Lopez. This appeared to trigger some hesitation in Lopez’s assault, because the two-time title challenger was content material to attempt to counter Garcia’s advances. Garcia proved to be the busiest fighter all through the primary spherical and sure took a 10-9 lead on the scorecards whereas Lopez was content material to take a again seat.

Lopez continued to hesitate on the second run, however issues modified across the midway mark. The Brazilian stepped ahead, biting his mouthpiece, and dropped Garcia with a convincing left hook.

Smelling blood within the water, Lopez pounced on Garcia and threw a collection of floor strikes that ultimately knocked Garcia unconscious and introduced the bout to a surprising finish.