[autotag]Devin Clark[/autotag] had plenty to handle, but in the end he delivered.
A traditional light heavyweight, Clark put away a much larger [autotag]William Knight[/autotag], who bulked up for his official heavyweight debut. It was an impressive finish to close out the preliminary card of UFC on ESPN 34 as Clark (13-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) scored a knockout over Knight (11-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) at the 3:21 mark of Round 3.
Knight entered the bout with almost a 30-pound advantage. Clark was out-muscled early but rallied back to turn the tide and get a late stoppage win.
Below is Clark’s finish, which started with a nasty elbow-punch combo (via Twitter):
Boom, BOOM. 💥 … "Oh my goodness!"#UFCVegas51 pic.twitter.com/qlkC1XBLa7
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) April 17, 2022
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With the victory, Clark was able to bounce back from a two-fight losing streak. He’s now 3-2 in his past five UFC fights. The contest with Knight was his first fight at heavyweight.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 34 results include:
- Devin Clark def. William Knight via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 3:21
- Pannie Kianzad def. Lina Lansberg via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Drakkar Klose def. Brandon Jenkins via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:33
- Rafa Garcia def Jesse Ronson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:50
- Martin Buday def. Chris Barnett via technical unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Jordan Leavitt def. Trey Ogden via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Sam Hughes def. Istela Nunes via majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)
- Heili Alateng def. Kevin Croom via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:47
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