He got it.
The 15-year veteran was matched up with 2018 breakout star Ray Cooper III in the opening main card bout of PFL 4 on Thursday and he made Cooper pay for his brawling style, putting the Hawaiian away with strikes 3:23 into round one.
A knockout artist in his own right, Cooper pursued Howard aggressively only to walk right into a left hand that immediately dropped him to the canvas. He recovered, but another left from “Doomsday” robbed Cooper of his senses and the bout was waved off shortly after as Howard rained down punches.