Ryan Hall made his return to the Octagon at UFC 264 and it did not go as planned for the jiu-jitsu ace.
Hall fought on the preliminary portion of the event and met Ilia Topuria, an undefeated featherweight prospect with a propensity for finishing fights quickly. And he did exactly that after thwarting much of the awkward attacks from Hall, who tried his absolute best to get the fight to the ground where he is most comfortable.
Topuria remained calm and ended up taking full advantage of an off-balance Hall who just uncorked a spinning kick aimed at his opponent’s head during the closing seconds of the opening round.