Takashi Sato became the first Japanese fighter to earn a UFC victory this year when he brutalized Ben Saunders with a second-round finish at UFC on ESPN+ 8.
Sato (15-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) had some challenges getting through Saunders’ (22-12-2 MMA, 8-9 UFC) height and reach, but once he found his range, the result was absolutely devastating.
He dropped Saunders in the welterweight fight then delivered a nasty onslaught of elbows for the second-round TKO at BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla. Saunders was on wobbly feet and crashed into the cage as he tried to stand up after the fight was called off.
Check out the highlight below (via Twitter):
This was Saunders afterward:
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