Brazilian newcomer Iury Silva delivered a memorable debut under the Acesso MMA banner over the weekend.
Unfortunately, it was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Emanating from Ginásio Aécio de Borba in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, Acesso MMA 3 featured 11 action-packed scraps. More than half of the event’s contests ended via knockout or submission, but the undisputed highlight of the night came in the ninth fight of the evening when MMA debutants Iury Silva and Xiko Loko stepped inside the cage for a light heavyweight clash.
Looking to deliver something spectacular, Silva raced toward the center of the cage at the opening bell and looked to deliver a flying knee in hopes of emulating Jorge Masvidal‘s iconic KO of Ben Askren.