UFC 313 on Saturday evening was filled with incredible fights, but there was one hunter who stole the show.
In the main event, Alex Pereira shockingly lost his light heavyweight championship after he was scaled by old competition Magomed Ankalaev.
The Co-Main event also produced a blockbuster fight between Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev, with Gaethje who bounced back from his brutal loss to Max Holloway with another impressive show.
Despite the Co-Main and the main event vitrines, this was the main card opener between Mauricio Ruffy and Bobby Green who stole the show.
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Jon Anik mentions Mauricio Ruffy as a future world champion
After an impressive few versions under the UFC banner after obtaining a contract on the Contender Series of Dana White, 'One Shot' Ruffy got the biggest fight of his career to date.
Although it is a big step for the Fighting Nerd, he showed exactly why there is so much hype surrounding to eliminate the veteran Green with a spectacular spider shovel.
The 28-year-old is part of the high flying, fighting nerds, which are unbeaten in the UFC on 18-0 over four hunters, all quickly becoming stars in the promotion.
After Ruffy's knockout of the annual candidate, UFC commentator, Jon Anik Bloody Elbow said in an exclusive interview, which he thinks the 28-year-old has the highest ceiling in the impressive team.
“I would really like to see that he gets that prominent big fight and perhaps a (most important) event,” Anik told Bloody Elbow.
“I will say, Mauricio Ruffy (has the highest ceiling in that team). So, Pablo Sucupira is the head coach of the Fighting Nerds, and you have many of these head coaches such as Morne Visser and they can extract incredible things from their athletes.
“But if you just paint the athlete back, anyway, in terms of only the gifts given by God … Mauricio Ruffy is a feast for the eyes, Bro. I can't remember that I ever responded to a knockout, held an 'oh' as long as I did this weekend, “Anik went on.
What is the next step for Mauricio Ruffy in the UFC?
Despite his emphatic knockout victory, Ruffy still has to be arranged in the top 15 of the lightweight division. The Brazilian, however, called Stoutom a fight against the number nine ranked 155lber, Beneil Dariush.
Dariush has since responded to the callout and declares that if he is offered the fight by Dana White and Hunter Campbell, he would not say no.
Although it may seem like a big leap, Dariush is losing behind the two and will probably have to defend his ranking.
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