- Esteban Ribovics finished Terrance McKinney in style at UFC Fight Night
- Ribovics landed a brutal head kick in the first minute and put McKinney to sleep
- The bout was only 30 seconds young when Ribovics delivered the brutal blow
Esteban Ribovics made sure to make an impact as the UFC arrived in St. Louis on Saturday night as he delivered a candidate for knockout of the year in his fight with Terrance McKinney.
The bout was only 30 seconds young when Ribovics connected with a head kick that sent McKinney flying towards the cage.
McKinney landed on the canvas out cold as the UFC commentators exclaimed that that is exactly what will get you noticed.
Former Middleweight champion Michael Bisping said ‘I’m speechless, that’s unbelievable’.
In the main event Derrick Lewis stopped Rodrigo Nascimento 49 seconds into the third round of their UFC Fight Night heavyweight match in St. Louis on Saturday.
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Esteban Ribovics (left) delivered a brutal kick to knock out Terrance McKinney (right)
Ribvics sent McKinney (right) crashing to the turf just 30 seconds into their lightweight bout
Lewis’ 15th knockout came in the main event, adding to his all-time KO lead in the heavyweight division.
He’s now two ahead of Frank Mir, who is retired. Lewis (28-12-0, 1 no-contest) had the bout’s only knockdown and led in significant strikes (41-27) although Nascimento (11-2-0, 1 NC) led in total strikes (72-47).
Lewis, of Houston, known for his antics, wasted little time after the fight was stopped.
He took off his fight shorts and waved them over the Brazilian Nascimento. Further, Lewis slid down his underwear and exposed his backside to the audience.
‘I appreciate St. Louis for letting me show my naked (expletive) tonight. I couldn’t let no taxicab driver from Brazil beat me,’ Lewis said.
The loss ends McKinney’s (left) two-fight winning streak after he claimed wins against Brendon Marotte and Mike Breeden
Ribovics celebrated with UFC commentators exclaiming this is what will get him noticed
In a welterweight co-main, Joaquin Buckley, a native of St. Louis, took a decision over Nursulton Ruziboev of Uzbekistan.
Buckley ran his record to 19-6, while Ruziboev fell to 34-9-2 with two no-contests.
Also, Carlos Ulberg of New Zealand needed only 12 seconds to dispose of Dallas native Alonzo Menifield in their light heavyweight matchup. Ulberg is 11-1-0, and Menifield is 15-4-1.