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Check out the best photos from Diego Ferreira’s third-round TKO win over Mateusz Rebecki at UFC on ESPN 56.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Diego Ferreira[/autotag]’s third-round TKO win over [autotag]Mateusz Rebecki[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 56 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. (Fight and venue photos by Jeff Le, USA Today Sports)
Check out the best photos from Sean Woodson’s unanimous decision win over Alex Caceres at UFC on ESPN 56.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Sean Woodson[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Alex Caceres[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 56 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. (Fight and venue photos by Jeff Le, USA Today Sports)
Check out the best photos from Waldo Cortes-Acosta’s unanimous decision win over Robelis Despaigne at UFC on ESPN 56.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Waldo Cortes-Acosta[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Robelis Despaigne[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 56 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. (Fight and venue photos by Jeff Le, USA Today Sports)
Check out the best photos from Chase Hooper’s second-round submission win over Viacheslav Borshchev at UFC on ESPN 56.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag]’s second-round submission win over [autotag]Viacheslav Borshchev[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 56 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. (Fight and venue photos by Jeff Le, USA Today Sports)
Chase Hooper showed he’s more than a submission-only guy at UFC on ESPN 56 when he scored a career first knockdown on Viacheslav Borshchev.
[autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag] showed he’s more than a submission-only guy Saturday when he scored a career first by knocking down [autotag]Viacheslav Borshchev[/autotag] en route to victory at UFC on ESPN 56.
Viewed by most as having a significant striking disadvantage, Hooper (14-3-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC)came out and knocked Borshchev (7-4-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) down early with a punch in the lightweight bout at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. “The Dream” pounced on his opponent and spent several minutes landing ground-and-pound as well as threatening with submissions.
Borshchev showed incredible resilience by surviving the round, but he mets his demise in the second. Hooper continued to maul him on the mat until locked in an D’Arce choke at the 3:00 mark of Round 2. Borshchev claimed he didn’t tap, but replay show he did and Hooper was announced the winner.
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Check out the replay of the knockdown and final sequence below (via X):
We're not wasting anytime at #UFCStLouis 👊 pic.twitter.com/qNBCLM6mNK
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2024
CHASE HOOPER LOCKS UP THE SUBMISSION VICTORY 😤 #UFCSTLOUIS pic.twitter.com/DYK4PgiRmJ
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 11, 2024
Now 3-0 since moving up to 155 pounds from featherweight in May 2023, Hooper said he’s looking upward in the division, and sees Paddy Pimblett as an interesting challenge.
“I’ve been working hard to show I belong here,” Hooper said in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. “Honestly, I think I’m moving my way up the lightweight division. There’s a certain British fellow (Paddy Pimblett) at 155. I didn’t like his performance against a legend (in Tony Ferguson).
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 56 results include:
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Shades of Kevin Lee vs. Gregor Gillespie transpired at UFC on ESPN 56, as Esteban Ribovics made Terrance McKinney take a seat.
UFC on ESPN 56 was a decision-heavy affair until [autotag]Esteban Ribovics[/autotag] showed up.
On the prelims at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Ribovics (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) knocked out [autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag] (15-7 MMA, 5-4 UFC) with a heavy right high kick. The stoppage came 37 seconds into the first round.
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For as short as it was, the fight was wild from the opening bell. Ribovics nearly caught McKinney with a knee in a previous exchange. The kick did the trick, however, as McKinney was sent into a seated position against the fence, reminiscent of Kevin Lee’s all-time knockout of Gregor Gillespie.
HE ONLY NEEDED 35 SECONDS ‼️
Esteban Ribovics gets the early KO! #UFCStLouis pic.twitter.com/17Ta7sl7Qz
— UFC (@ufc) May 11, 2024
With the win, Ribovics extends his winning streak to two after a debut loss to Loik Radzhabov. On the flip side, McKinney has his two-fight winning streak snapped.
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Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 56 results include:
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 56.
Check out the best photos from Esteban Ribovics’s first-round knockout win over Terrance McKinney at UFC on ESPN 56.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Esteban Ribovics[/autotag]’ first-round knockout win over [autotag]Terrance McKinney[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 56 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. (Fight and venue photos by Jeff Le, USA Today Sports)
Check out the best photos from Tabatha Ricci’s split decision win over Tecia Pennington at UFC on ESPN 56.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Tabatha Ricci[/autotag]’s split decision win over [autotag]Tecia Pennington[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 56 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. (Fight and venue photos by Jeff Le, USA Today Sports)
Check out the best photos from Charles Johnson’s unanimous decision win over Jake Hadley at UFC on ESPN 56.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Charles Johnson[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]Jake Hadley[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 56 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. (Fight and venue photos by Jeff Le, USA Today Sports)
Check out the best photos from Veronica Hardy’s win over JJ Aldrich at UFC on ESPN 56.
Check out the best photos from [autotag]Veronica Hardy[/autotag]’s unanimous decision win over [autotag]JJ Aldrich[/autotag] at UFC on ESPN 56 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. (Fight and venue photos by Jeff Le, USA Today Sports)
