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UFC 222 Results: Cris Cyborg Beats Yana Kunitskaya by TKO in Main Event

UFC 222 ended in very familiar fashion—with Cris "Cyborg" Justino standing over another opponent victorious. Cyborg put away Yana Kunitskaya with a first-round TKO.

For a moment it looked like Kunitskaya had a glimmer of hope to pull off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. After Cyborg came out with a massive right hand, the Russian got Cyborg to the ground, took her bag and attempted a rear-naked choke.

When that didn't work, she was headed toward an ending so many have seen against the UFC women's featherweight titleholder.

The UFC passed along the end of the main event:

At this point, a victory like this for Cyborg is just another one in the win column; though she did take this fight at the last minute, making a quick turnaround from her win over Holly Holm to close out 2017.