Danho and De Castro both threw right hands, but it was Danho’s that made contact with De Castro’s temple, shutting off the lights at the 3:02 mark of the first round in the preliminary card bout at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.
Check out the finish below:
Initially, Danho took a tactical approach to facing power puncher De Castro, attacking the legs as his opponent looked to get inside. When De Castro sat down on a punch, he immediately ducked under and clinched up, hoping to finish a takedown. When De Castro quickly reversed, it was clear he would have to stand.
With a better placed punch, Danho had the final word on his opponent. And after a staggering layoff due to a string of cancelled fights, the finish couldn’t have been a better comeback for “Man Mountain,” whose previous appearance in 2016 ended in a draw against Christian Colombo.
De Castro, meanwhile, suffers his third straight loss after decision setbacks against Carlos Felipe and Greg Hardy.
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