King Green (left) and Mauricio Ruffy (right) locked horns at UFC 313 [Image courtesy: Getty]
King Green and Mauricio Ruffy went toe-to-toe in a lightweight clash at UFC 313. The fight opened the main card of the event, which was held on March 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Green entered the fight after suffering a loss against Paddy Pimblett at UFC 304. Ruffy, on the other hand, was riding a six-fight win streak before the encounter on March 8.
Ruffy started the fight on an impressive note as he landed a punch in the opening minutes of the fight that seemingly stunned Green.
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The bout turned out to be a short-lived affair as Ruffy landed a spinning wheel kick that knocked his opponent out cold.
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