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UFC 196 results: Nordine Taleb drops Erick Silva with vicious knockout

Erick Silva got cute with Nordine Taleb in the opening round of their UFC 196 welterweight fight.

Following a scramble late in the first round, the Brazilian reached out to touch gloves, and as soon as Taleb complied, Silva popped him with a legal but questionable quick punch to the jaw.

Taleb didn't respond right away. But he had the answer in the second round. Silva threw a kick, Taleb caught it, and landed a picture perfect straight right hand.

Silva crumpled face-first to the mat at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and Taleb added a hammerfist before the referee waved off the bout.