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UFC 291 video: Roman Kopylov loudly cracks Claudio Ribeiro with vicious head kick

Roman Kopylov may have kicked his way to a Performance of the Night bonus at UFC 291.

In what was the most vicious knockout of the night so far, Kopylov (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) booted Claudio Ribeiro (11-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) for a head kick knockout at 0:33 of Round 2. The middleweight bout served on the preliminary portion of the event at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

The finish consisted of a left high kick and a solo hammerfist follow-up. Ribeiro appeared not to be all there before the punch, but the hammerfist erased any doubt.

Check out video of the finish below (via Twitter):

After the win, Kopylov called out Sean Strickland during his in-cage interview.

With the victory, Kopylov extends his winning streak to three after a 0-2 start to his UFC tenure. Ribeiro falls back into the loss column after a victory over Joseph Holmes in May.

The up-to-the-minute UFC 291 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 291.

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