UFC 248 took place in Las Vegas last night, with Weili Zhang and Israel Adesanya overcoming Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Yoel Romero respectively in the co-main events. While both of those contests would be decided via decision, there was arguing what was the knockout of the night.
Beneil Daruish got his fourth win on the spin against Drakkar Klose, moving his overall record to 18-4-1. He certainly didn't have it all his own way, however.
He looked as though he was about to be knocked out himself in the second round, only to turn the fight around in the blink of an eye. The Iranian landed a right hand to rattle Klose, moving in for the kill and eventually finishing him off with a stunning overhand left.
It was an incredible knockout, but it was made all the better by Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier going insane on commentary.
KN😲CKED 😱UT C😵LD!
That’s now 4️⃣ in a row for @beneildariush!#UFC248 pic.twitter.com/8tU10CDLPd— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) March 8, 2020
Just look at their reactions:
The @beneildariush knockout had @dc_mma falling into @joerogan's lap 😲 #UFC248 pic.twitter.com/QFd2g5Derz
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 8, 2020
Huge scenes.
While the bout between Adesanya and Romero would be somewhat underwhelming, Zhang's win over Jedrzejczyk was an absolute war.
The Chinese fighter would take the win by split decision, and it's certainly fair to say her opponent came out of the fight bearing the marks of battle.
Yep, this is living up to all expectations and then some 👌#UFC248 pic.twitter.com/vKpO82x2Sp
— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) March 8, 2020
Women’s MMA made the men look terrible at #UFC248 - the ferocity and competitiveness of Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk really put Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero to shame. pic.twitter.com/pXGviqYyWO
— Jake (@JakeChatty) March 8, 2020
