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Farah Hannoun and Ken Hathaway

Darrius Flowers believes he can be UFC lightweight champion ‘like Khabib style’

LAS VEGAS – Darrius Flowers is looking to rule the UFC lightweight division.

Flowers (12-5-1), whose past few fights came at middleweight, competed in a welterweight bout Tuesday at Dana White’s Contender Series 51 against Amiran Gogoladze.

He finished Gogoladze in just over a minute when he picked him up and slammed him, causing an injury to his shoulder that stopped the fight. Flowers sees multiple weight classes in his future but is confident he can be champion at 155 pounds after earning a UFC contract.

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