LAS VEGAS – Kennedy Nzechukwu thought his UFC 310 fight with Lukasz Brzeski could’ve been halted after his knockdown, but the referee thought otherwise, so he had to keep going.
Nzechukwu (14-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC), who has proven to be a humble person throughout his octagon tenure, improved to 2-0 since moving up to heavyweight from the light heavyweight division in October when he dropped and stopped Brzeski (9-6-1 MMA, 1-5 UFC) for a first-round TKO this past weekend at T-Mobile Arena.
After Brzeski was floored with a clean left hook, Nzechukwu pounced with additional shots until it was waved off. It was a pretty standard finish from an outsiders perspective, but from inside the octagon, Nzechukwu said he took no joy inflicting what he deemed as unnecessary punishment before referee Chris Tognoni stepped in.
