Saturday’s UFC Struggle Evening might not have been probably the most hyped card the UFC has ever placed on, however the opening matchup of the principle card produced fireworks.
Hyder Amil gained the bout, needing simply over a minute to place away JeongYeong Lee.
The 2 produced a firefight for the quick time it lasted, buying and selling highly effective and crisp strikes. Amil had the higher hand following a leg kick, touchdown hard-hitting mixture after mixture, stuffed with hooks aplenty and dwelling as much as his nickname of “The Hurricane.”
The undefeated American backed his South Korean opponent as much as the fence, and whereas Lee was nonetheless on his toes, he took so many strikes that the referee was pressured to step in and wave the struggle off.
Hyder Amil Knocks Off JeongYeong Lee In Wild Putting Encounter At Apex-Held UFC Struggle Evening
Amil, an alumnus of Bellator and LFA, now improves to 10-0. After defeating Emrah Sonmez on Dana White’s Contender Collection final 12 months, “The Hurricane” debuted within the Octagon this previous February, scoring a end of Fernie Garcia.
In the meantime, this consequence marked Lee’s first loss within the UFC after beginning his Octagon run 2-0. Earlier than arriving within the Octagon, “The Korean Tiger” was a Highway FC champion and gained a pair of bouts on Highway to UFC in 2022.
