Roman Dolidze storms through, stops Kyle Daukaus early at UFC on ESPN 37
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to us tonight, June 18, 2022, for UFC on ESPN 37, going down live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
Headlining the event is a featherweight bout between a pair of ranked contenders in Calvin Kattar (23-5) and Josh Emmett (17-2), and co-headlining is a welterweight showcase between Kevin Holland and Tim Means, as Donald Cerrone versus Joe Lauzon fell through on fight day for the second time in a row this spring.
Opening up the card tonight was a middleweight bout between former CFFC middleweight champion Kyle Daukaus (11-2) 1 NC and former WWFC light-heavyweight champion Roman Dolidze (9-1).
Continue reading to see how this bout went down:
Official Result: Roman Dolidze def. Kyle Daukaus via TKO (knee & punches) at 1:13 of round one
An early eye poke pauses the action, before Dolidze lands a thunderous left hook that badly hurts and drops Daukaus, who then shoots on a takedown.
Daukaus’ takedown attempt is less than effective however, as he’s stuffed and pressed into the fence by the incredibly strong Georgian. Dolidze lands a vicious knee to the face of Daukaus, who’s back is to the fence, and he just crumbles.
Dolidze follows up with a few extra shots for the stoppage just over one minute into the first.
Kyle Daukaus was a pretty heavy favorite going into this fight, but that just goes to show you how unpredictable mixed martial arts is.
Roman Dolidze is now 10-1 as a professional (4-1 UFC), and is now on a two-fight win streak following the biggest victory of his young career.
What a way to open up the card tonight at UFC on ESPN 37!
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