SINGAPORE – [autotag]Jake Matthews[/autotag] showed his best form to date inside the octagon on Saturday when he scored an absolutely brutal knockout of [autotag]Andre Fialho[/autotag] at UFC 275.
In his first fight since March 2021, Matthews (17-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) looked extremely sharp engaging in an all-out slugfest with Fialho (16-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC), who came into the contest with a lot of momentum on his side with his third fight in 46 days.
Matthews brought that momentum to a screeching halt, however, when he landed a flurry of punches to end a damage-heavy affair with Fialho at the 2:24 mark of Round 2 inside Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Check out the aftermath of the finish below (via Twitter):
BIGGEST WIN OF JAKE MATTHEWS' CAREER 💯
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— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 12, 2022
Despite being just 27 years old, Matthews already has been part of the UFC roster since 2014. He’s 7-2 since he moved up to welterweight from the lightweight division in November 2017 and said now is his time to start making a run.
“Everything you’ve seen from me inside the octagon to this point is 50 percent of Jake Matthews,” Matthews told Daniel Cormier in his post-fight interview. “So get used to seeing that.”
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