The ESPN portion of the UFC 241 prelims just closed out with promotional newcomer, and major betting underdog, Khama Worthy stopping the finish-happy Devonte Smith in the first round. Worthy landed a brutal left hand to the neck to earn himself an impressive debut victory and a fresh highlight for his reel. Smith still has never gone the distance in his professional MMA career, for better or worse.
Longtime elite UFC contender Raphael Assuncao, and his #3 bantamweight ranking, was flat out beat by the up and coming Cory Sandhagen. The grappling exchanges were pretty much even, but Sandhagen ran away with it in the striking department.