Dominick Reyes scored his third straight finish inside the Octagon, landing a highlight-reel knockout over the returning Nikita Krylov to kick off Saturday’s UFC 314 main card in Miami.
Krylov comes out and immediately gets in Reyes’ face, throwing a couple of high kicks, but it’s Reyes who lands first, rocking the Ukrainian with a big right hand. It puts Krylov on wobbly legs, but he doesn’t go down.
As Krylov lunged in with a lead right hand, Reyes caught him with a counter left that sent him crashing to the canvas. A few ground-and-pound shots later, referee Marc Goddard had no choice but to step in and call for the stoppage in the first round.
Official Result: Dominick Reyes def. Nikita Krylov via TKO (counter left to ground and pound) at 2:24 of Round 1.
