Vicente Luque left no doubt he belongs in the conversation in the UFC welterweight division.
A big left to the jaw set up the finish on Saturday night as the Brazilian scored a first-round knockout of Chad Laprise to kick off the main card at UFC Chile. The time of the stoppage at Movistar Arena in Santiago was 4:15.
With the victory, Luque has now won two in a row and six of his past seven.
“I came in here feeling good,” Luque (13-6-1) said. “I had one of the best camps of my life.