It took Marlon Moraes just 33 seconds to catapult his name into title contention with a stunning first-round knockout over Jimmie Rivera in the main event at UFC Fight Night in Utica on Friday night.
As soon as the fight got underway, Moraes and Rivera met in the center of the Octagon with each of them gauging the distance to unleash the first strike.
It was Moraes who acted first as he uncorked a lightning quick kick that ricocheted off Rivera's head and sent him crashing to the canvas. Moraes followed up with a few more punches as the referee swooped in to stop the fight at less than one minute into the opening round.