Max Griffin Picks Up First Round KO Over Kenan Song At UFC Vegas 22

The UFC touches down in Las Vegas, Nevada once again tonight, where ranked middleweight talents Derek Brunson (No. 7) and Kevin Holland (No. 10) headline UFC Vegas 22, March 20, 2021.

Co-headlining the event was expected to be a lightweight bout between Gregor Gillespie and Brad Riddell, but a positive Covid-19 test cancelled that bout earlier today and it was replaced by welterweight talents Song Kenan and Max Griffin.

Kenan is coming off back-to-back unanimous decision victories over Derrick Krantz and John Phillips, while Griffin is coming off his third round TKO victory over Ramiz Brahimaj, where he nearly took Brahimaj’s ear off with a vicious elbow, forcing the referee to stop the acton.

Each of them look to continue with their winning ways tonight.

Continue reading to see how this welterweight bout went down:

Official Result: Max Griffin def. Song Kenan via KO (punches) at 2:20 of round one

Round 1

Both fighters come out swinging hard at the start of the round, and each of them are connecting on a good portion of their punches initially. Griffin throws a couple head kicks that just barely miss, as Kenan is able to glide out of the way.

Griffin catches Kenan with a hard right hand and hurts him badly, before landing a left hook-overhand right to secure the finish.

Brady Ordway

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