Former UFC heavyweight Robelis Despaigne appears to have been made for Karate Fight.
In his third promotional look, Despigne confronted Roggers Souza in a primary card matchup of Friday’s Karate Fight 53 occasion in Denver. After spending only a mixed 16 seconds within the pit for his first two knockout wins since parting methods with the UFC, “The Large Boy” delivered one other fast end — this time, it took simply seven seconds to get the job accomplished.
Take a look at the highlight-reel end within the video beneath.
HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE???
Robelis Despaigne did not want greater than ONE PUNCH to take his opponent down, and one other one to safe to win.
That is 3 out of three….
What are we going to do..
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The 36-year-old harm Souza with the very first punch of the battle, and it arguably may’ve been stopped there, however the referee gave Souza each likelihood to remain in it. Sadly for him, Despaigne was completely correct with the follow-up punches to safe the end.
Despaigne had three fights within the UFC, together with a sensational 18-second knockout in his octagon debut at UFC 299 in March 2023. The Cuban knockout artist was defeated by way of unanimous choice in his subsequent two fights towards Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Austen Lane as they applied sensible, grappling-heavy gameplans.
