American fighter Ike Villanueva (16-11) vs. Brazilian Vinicius Moreira (9-4) took place at UFC on ESPN 20 in Abu Dhabi (UAE)
This light heavyweight fight was designed for three rounds, but ended in the second: Ike Villanueva delivered a powerful overhand from the right, knocking out Vinicius Moreira. As the Russian commentator put it, the American “took the soul” from his opponent. A video of the killer knockout can be seen below.
Thus, Ike Villanueva won the seventeenth victory of his career, and Vinicius Moreira suffered the fifth defeat in professional MMA.
