UFC 277 video: Nicolae Negumereanu stops Ihor Potieria’s streak with savage knees

Nicolae Negumereanu got his fourth straight octagon win at UFC 277, and it was the most brutal of the bunch.

DALLAS – [autotag]Nicolae Negumereanu[/autotag] has now won four consecutive fights inside the octagon after putting away [autotag]Ihor Potieria[/autotag] at UFC 277.

Negumereanu (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) got the first finish of Saturday’s card at American Airlines Center in Dallas when he showed off some devastating striking to put away Potieria (19-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in the second round of their light heavyweight bout.

After a competitive first round, Negumereanu stunned his opponent in the second frame. Negumereanu poured it on and hammered Potieria with a gruesome series of knees that forced referee Kerry Hatley to step in and wave it off.

Check out a replay of the finish below (via Twitter):

After a stellar win, Negumereanu campaigned for a fight-night bonus, which would be the first of his UFC tenure.

“They said yesterday they would be giving away bonuses,” Negumereanu said through an interpreter in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. “So Dana White, please give me the $50,000.”

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 277.

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