Watch: Ricardo Ramos Knocks Aiemann Zahabi Out Cold With Elbow At UFC 217
Watch: Ricardo Ramos Knocks Aiemann Zahabi Out Cold With Elbow At UFC 217
Ricardo Ramos kicked off UFC 217 with one of the best knockouts of the year over Aiemann Zahabi. Watch it here.
Ricardo Ramos just kicked off UFC 217 in the best fashion possible.
Taking on Aiemann Zahabi in the night's opening bout, Ramos landed a thunderous spinning elbow, bringing an abrupt halt to the contest in Round 3.
The UFC's official Twitter account captured it.
OHHHHH!!!!@RicardoRamosMMA lands the spinning back elbow on the 2nd try and puts Zahabi OUT!! WOW!! #UFC217 pic.twitter.com/AhxEz4Fhon
— UFC (@ufc) November 4, 2017
To that point, the bout was competitive, with some fun grappling exchanges and scrambles breaking up solid action on the feet. Prior to the knockout, Zahabi appeared to stun Ramos, and he swarmed for the finish.
That turned out to be his demise, as Ramos missed on a spinning elbow but immediately regrouped and fired another that found its mark.
Zahabi crashed to the canvas, and the bout was over. One fight deep, and UFC 217 already brought Madison Square Garden to life in a big way.
With the victory, Ramos moves to 2-0 in the UFC. Zahabi falls to 1-1 and 7-1 overall.