Dustin Jacoby (20-9-1 MMA, 8-6-1 UFC) had a lot to overcome before his work paid off in spectacular fashion with a stunning one-punch knockout of Vitor Petrino at UFC Tampa Bay on Saturday night.
“The Hanyak” was a sizeable betting underdog against the up-and-coming Petrino, he had lost four of five, and he lost a valuable week of training after suffering a gruesome toe injury in training that had him briefly contemplating pulling out of a fight for the first time in a professional career spanning more than 50 fights between MMA and kickboxing.