Marlon Moraes Stops Jimmie Rivera With Head Kick At UFC Fight Night 131

Marlon Moraes finished Jimmie Rivera in stunningly quick fashion in tonight’s UFC Fight Night 131 headliner, requiring just 33 seconds to put him away by way of a head kick.

Round One:

The main event of the evening is underway in Utica, New York.

Leg kick for Moraes. Big head kick for Moraes and Rivera is floored in the opening minute of the round!

Moraes pounces on the still stunned Rivera and lands a few right hands to the head, which convinces the referee to end the fight with only 33 seconds on the clock.

Wow, this much anticipated fight was over before it even had a chance to get going thanks to that higlight-reel finish from Moraes, who will surely now move close to title contention in the bantamweight division.

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