“Lessei cooks good food” - Luke Lessei has fans feasting with clinical destruction of Cody Jerome in Bangkok

American Luke Lessei every bit lived up to his moniker of 'The Chef' in his dismantling of Canadian sniper Cody Jerome. Their showdown took place at ONE Fight Night 27 on Jan. 10 at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

The 28-year-old Duburque Martial Arts Group made short work of ONE Championship-debuting Jerome, finishing their catchweight (160.5 pounds) Muay Thai match inside the opening round by way of TKO.

He did it by scoring three knockdowns anchored on crushing leg kicks to the body that his opponent tried to survive but just could not pull it off.

ONE Championship shared how the spectacular finish of Lessei was set up on its official Instagram profile.

Check out the video post below:

Fans were impressed with the performance of Luke Lessei and shared their thoughts on it in the comments section.

Below are what some of them wrote:

"Lessei cooks good food 👨‍🍳 Jerome eats until his liver hurts 😬," one fan highlighted how Lessie expertly tore down Jerome.

The Chef cooking

"Man this liver hits," another was left wondering of the kind of effect Lessei's kicks had.

Liver hits

Great showing

The win at ONE Fight Night 27 was the second in four matches to date in ONE Championship for Lessei and a bounce-back after losing his previous match back in July.

Replay of ONE Fight Night 27 is available on demand to North American fans via Amazon Prime Video.

---

Luke Lessei wins $50,000 performance bonus with TKO win at ONE Fight Night 27

Luke Lessei's opening-round TKO win over Coby Jerome at ONE Fight Night 27 on Jan. 10 was so impressive that it earned him a $50,000 performance bonus from ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong.

He was one of two who were rewarded with the incentive, the other being newly crowned interim atomweight MMA queen Denice Zamboanga.

It was the first incentive for Lessei since making his promotional debut in December 2023, something he said that would motivate him more to work on his game moving forward.

ONE's $50,000 performance bonus is given to fighters who impress with the following: thrilling the fans with exciting action, demonstrating an incredible warrior spirit, exhibiting amazing skils and delivering a phenomenal finish.