Rong Zhu made history Saturday at UFC Fight Night 192.
Zhu (18-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC), who is the youngest fighter on the UFC roster at 21, became the first fighter born in the decade of the 2000s to get his hand raised inside the octagon when he scored a third-round TKO victory over Brandon Jenkins (14-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in their catchweight bout (Zhu missed weight) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The striking and grappling of Zhu were on point for the entirety of the contest. Jenkins took the fight on just three days’ notice as a replacement for Dakota Bush and did his best, but was unable to fend off the aggression of his opponent en route to the stoppage at the 4:35 mark of Round 3.
Check out the highlights of Zhu’s victory below (via Twitter):
Went for the spin, but met with a hook 😱 #UFCVegas37 pic.twitter.com/y4F5y0Z5kk
— UFC (@ufc) September 18, 2021
Punches in bunches! 👊
Watch out 🇨🇳 @RongzhuM is swinging heavy. #UFCVegas37 pic.twitter.com/3Ni6fMiV3z
— UFC (@ufc) September 18, 2021
The ref has seen enough 💢
🙌 The youngest fighter on the roster, @RongzhuM gets the finish! #UFCVegas37 pic.twitter.com/EeWnjPLBIk
— UFC (@ufc) September 18, 2021
China’s Zhu made his promotional debut in April with a unanimous decision loss to Rodrigo Vargas at UFC 261. He had won 10 straight fights prior to that contest, but has now rebounded with a strong introduction to the UFC win column.
