Bobby Nash
The 26-year-old two-time Spartan wrestling team captain, who had signed a four-fight contract with UFC, was knocked out by China's Jingliang Li at 4:45 of Round 2 in their scheduled three-round welterweight (170-pound) bout.
In describing the end-of-the-fight action, MMAJunkie.com wrote, "Jingliang landed a perfect right hand that wobbled Nash. And as he was stumbling backward, Jingliang moved in and landed one more on the temple that put Nash on the ground. Jingliang got off two more hammer fists on the ground before the referee could stop the fight with 15 seconds left in the second round."
"In the dying seconds of the fight, Jingliang lands a two-punch combo," FanSided.com reported. "Jingliang lands a right hand and immediately follows it with a left hand. Nash instantly falls backwards. For good measure, Jingliang lands a right hand to Nash. The referee steps in and stops the fight."
The match had started well for Nash, who floored Jingliang with a left towards the end of the first round but was unable to score the submission. In fact, in their play-by-play coverage, Sherdog.com reporters unanimously scored the first round for Nash.
The loss snapped a six-match win streak Nash had built in a pro career he launched in August 2014. The East Lansing, Mich. native drops to an 8-2 overall record, and 0-1 in UFC. Jingliang improves to a career mark of 12-4 MMA, and 4-2 in UFC competition.
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