Brazilian Claudio Ribeiro wins UFC contract in 25 seconds with nasty KO
Brazilian middleweight Claudio Ribeiro won a UFC contract with a sickening KO of fellow contender Ivan Valenzuela via a brutal counter punch, in the Dana White Contender Series.
Ten rising stars competed in front of UFC president Dana White with the hopes of walking away with a contract at the end of the night.
And Ribeiro did that in just 25 seconds which was the fourth fastest knockout in DWCS history.
Ribeiro spun Valenzuela around with a low kick, and when he tried to land a spinning backfist he got caught with a thunderous left hook that sent out a vile thud.
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He followed it up with a couple of strikes before the referee ended proceedings.
The Brazilian's finish got the attention of White with the boss jumping out of his seat while the fighter danced around the ring celebrating.
He is now 10-2 with 10 knockouts.
All the other winners on the night were awarded contracts.
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