Whilst not enjoying the brightest of spells during his Octagon tenure, Cuban knockout ace, Robelis Despaigne needed just 4-seconds to dispatch his opponent in his first outing under the Karate Combat banner this weekend — flattening the foe with a stinging right hand in the opening exchange.
Despaigne, who was touted as a potential future top challenger in the UFC’s heavyweight division, fight out his contract with the Dana White-led promotion back in October, having suffered two losses in his three initial walks under the organization’s scrutiny.
Beginning his tenure with an impressive 18-second knockout win over Josh Parisian which earned him a Performance of the Night bonus at UFC 299 back in March, before showing off his lack of defensive grappling and wrestling skills in shutout decision losses to both Waldo Cortes-Acosta and then Austen Lane in back-to-back defeats, the most recent of which back in October.