Alex Caceres added one to the highlight reel Saturday at the UFC Apex.
In a featherweight main card bout at UFC Fight Night 216, Caceres (20-13 MMA, 15-11 UFC) high-kicked his way to victory when he finished Julian Erosa (28-10 MMA, 6-6 UFC) at the 3:04 mark of Round 1.
After nearly three minutes of technical striking, Caceres ended the bout when he hid a kick behind his punch on the same side. When the punch missed, the kick was right there – and Erosa didn’t see it.
The kick floored Erosa, who tried to recover. As Erosa’s brain tried to unscramble, he was met with some follow-up punches from Caceres that finished the job with punches.
WHAT A KICK FROM BRUCE LEEROY 😮 #UFCVegas66 pic.twitter.com/tsH0WsoTdO
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 18, 2022
With the win, Caceres bounced back from a March loss to Sodiq Yusuff and moved to 6-1 in his most recent seven. A three-fight winning streak for Erosa came to an end.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 216 results include:
- Alex Caceres def. Julian Erosa via knockout (head kick) – Round 1, 3:04
- Drew Dober def. Bobby Green via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:45
- Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Cody Brundage via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:16
- Cory McKenna def. Cheyanne Vlismas via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Matthew Semelsberger def. Jake Matthews via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Said Nurmagomedov def. Saidyokub Kakhramonov via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 3:50
- Rafael Garcia def. Maheshate via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Bryan Battle via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-27)
- Manel Kape def. David Dvorak via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Sergey Morozov def. Journey Newson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 216.
