Roman Dolidze ended his fight with Phil Hawes in devastating style, applying a brutal leg lock then landing shots to his head for a knockout.
Hawes initially took down Dolidze but ended up in a leg lock that appeared to pop his knee out in a grim sequence.
The fight continued though as Hawes bravely fought on, but Dolidze took advantage of his wounded opponent by timing a sequence combination that laid the American out.
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The pair fought it out in the middleweight featured preliminary bout of UFC Vegas 63 on Sunday (all times AEDT) at UFC APEX.
It marked Dolidze’s third-straight victory including five wins from six UFC appearances so far to continue his impressive line of form.
“That’s how it is,” Dolidze said in his post-fight interview. “If you don’t tap, I knock you out. … These guys don’t understand who I am. They need to give me better fights.”
