MINNEAPOLIS – Dalcha Lungiambula beat Dequan Townsend with a third-round TKO Saturday night on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 3 in Minneapolis.
Take a look inside the fight with Lungiambula, a former two-division champion in South Africa who won in his UFC debut.
Result: Dalcha Lungiambula def. Dequan Townsend via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 0:22
Updated records: Lungiambula (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Townsend (21-9 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Key stat: Lungiambula, a former two-division champion in the EFC, won for the sixth straight time.
Lungiambula on the fight’s key moment
“(With three days left), we had to adapt to a new guy (when Justin Ledet pulled out). So I’m proud of myself and my team.”
Lungiambula on realizing his dream of fighting in the UFC
“I feel my dream come true because I was dreaming and I wanted to come to this stage. The UFC is a great stage. I’m happy because my dream came true.
Lungiambula on what he wants next
“I’m the true champion, and I’ll fight anyone, any time, anywhere. This is me. … This is my stage I was (put here) for. I want to fight.”
To hear more from Lungiambula, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
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