Things did not go according to plan in Daniel Frunza’s UFC debut.
After scoring an impressive second-round knockout against Vadym Kutsyi on Dana White’s Contender Series in September, ‘Tigano’ made his promotional premiere at UFC Vegas 105 on Saturday night in Las Vegas against Irish striker Rhys McKee.
Previously winless inside the Octagon, McKee entered the bout desperate for a win and ended up delivering the best performance of his UFC career thus far, pummelling Frunza from pillar to post and knocking down the Romanian an incredible three times in the opening round.