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#2. Cody Garbrandt vs. Raphael Assuncao (Bantamweight)
Former UFC Champion Cody Garbrandt returned to the Octagon for the first time since his loss to Pedro Munhoz in March, 2019.
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Raphael Assuncao was a perennial title contender in the 135-pound division, and a win against a former World Champion would solidify a title shot.
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Round 1: Garbrandt drew first blood with a swift low kick to the thighs. Assuncao's lead leg had already started to get red as a result of the kicks that followed.
Cody went for the spinning head kick but missed. Raphael went for a kick himself that got blocked. No Love went to the body with a kick. They moved around and tried to get their range.
Cody landed a straight right hand and ducked under an incoming left. No Love looked sharp. He landed a snappy low kick. Assuncao attempted a few kicks, but Cody wasn't home. The low kicks continued to land as Gardrandt kept the distance.
Assuncao was having a hard time dealing with Cody's speed. Assuncao connected with a good outside leg kick. The round came to an end with Garbrandt showing off some slick head movement.
10-9 Garbrandt
Round 2: Cody picked up from where he left off and fired in a fast right hand. Assuncao landed a good body kick.
Assuncao was getting kicked to the body in southpaw, and he got targetted with the low kicks in orthodox. He was facing a stance dilemma. Assuncao, however, began to get his defence in place and he also got in a few significant strikes in response. Assuncao finally seemed to have gotten a grip of Cody's speed.
Garbrandt dropped Assuncao with a big clean right. That was a knockdown in the book for Garbrandt.
They both went for the flying front kick near the fence.
Garbrandt dipped and threw a monstrous right hook before the horn. Assuncao's lights were out, and the referee ended the fight. That came out of nowhere!
Result: Cody Garbrandt def. Raphael Assuncao via KO (4:59, Round 1)
No Love could not have timed that any better! It took Assuncao a few minutes to get back to his senses; that was how clean Garbrandt got him with that thunderous right hook. As Conor McGregor famously said, "Precision beats power and timing beats speed." Garbrandt's right had everything!
No Love is back!
