King Green was down and out until he wasn't and he provided a remarkable comeback to finish Terrance McKinney with one second left on the clock in the opening round at UFC 329.
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UFC 329 video: King Green survives early onslaught, rallies back to finish Terrance McKinney in first round
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After spending much of the opening round with McKinney on top, raining down shots on him, Green survived before getting back to his feet where he unleashed a barrage of shots including a stiff kick to the body. The punishment finally mounted with McKinney falling to the canvas where Green continued delivering punches until referee Kerry Hatley saw enough to stop the contest at 4:59 in the opening round.
“I was just getting warmed up,†Green said about his performance. “I know he's tough, when he's fresh and first comes out. It's only going to be a matter of time before I catch up to him. I feel great.
“I want to fight in the LA. card in September. I'm going to keep doing this stuff all year long.â€
As expected, McKinney came out firing right away and he clipped Green with a punch that opened up a cut on the head. Green tried to counter with some quick kicks but McKinney was just head hunting, gunning for the knockout.
McKinney hammered Green with a nasty uppercut and then going to the body with a hard shot as well. Green's face was covered in blood with McKinney just marching forward with hard, heavy punches. A split second later, McKinney swooped inside and grabbed a quick takedown to put Green on his mat against the cage.
McKinney wasted no time moving into the mount as he began raining down punches in succession before briefly looking for a rear-naked choke. Another submission attempt from McKinney allowed Green to finally escape a really bad position on the ground as time ticked away in the opening round.
Back on his feet, Green found an opening with a devastating kick to the body with a punch behind it and McKinney eventually crumbled to the canvas. Green continued his assault with several hard punches and just before time ran out, the referee stepped in to rescue McKinney from further harm.
It was a stunning performance from Green to weather that early storm and then comeback to provide another incredible finish to add McKinney to his ever growing resume while also stacking up his fourth win in a row overall.
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At the UFC 333 press conference, the top four fighters in Saturday's event will answer questions from the media Thursday morning.
In the main event, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski faces Movsar Evloev. UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan squares off against Merab Dvalishvili in the co-main event.
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TJ Dillashaw predicts Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili trilogy at UFC 333
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Zuffa LLCFormer UFC champion TJ Dillashaw has given his thoughts on the trilogy fight between Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 333.
On Saturday night, Petr Yan will put his UFC bantamweight championship on the line when he goes up against Merab Dvalishvili, the same man he beat for the belt last year, in the third and potentially final fight in their series.
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Dvalishvili won the first bout before Petr Yan came back and improved dramatically to win the rematch. At this point, it's hard to say which way it's going to swing given how talented both fighters are.
In a recent interview, however, TJ Dillashaw had some interesting views on Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili 3.
TJ Dillashaw on Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili 3
“I just think that Yan really had the answers. Yan looked fantastic. Takedown defense was amazing and a guy that fights like Merab, looking for those takedowns, that's his path to victory just relentlessly grinding and getting those takedowns. If he can't get you down and it's failed shot after failed shot, then his gas tank is never going to be as good as the guy defending shots, even if you are the more in-shape fighter. We'll see if four fights in one year had a factor, but I think Yan just has the game plan and looked really good.â€
“I am leaning towards Yan. Tough fight. It really is. I think he had all the answers, and that confidence builds. He's had some losses, but those losses were (weird). His losses are minuscule losses, and then that last fight, I think just builds so much confidence that he has what it takes. The answer for Merab, the cardio for Merab. I'm leaning towards Yan, but I think it's going to be a banger of a fight again. Merab is never going to stop and you have to beat the bricks off him to win.â€
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