10 fastest finishes in UFC title fights ever

Modified Mar 03, 2021 16:16 GMT

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#9 Ronda Rousey vs. Bethe Correia – UFC Bantamweight title – UFC 190 – 34 seconds

One of the UFC’s biggest ever stars, Ronda Rousey made a name for herself as a truly ruthless finisher during her reign as UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion, and it’ll come as no surprise to longtime fans to hear that she appears on this list more than once. But despite not being her fastest finish, her knockout of Bethe Correia at UFC 190 was perhaps her most violent.

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The fight took place in Correia’s home country of Brazil, but surprisingly it felt like the usually partisan fans got behind Rousey instead. After a heated staredown it was clear that Correia wanted nothing to do with Rousey’s venomous grappling game, but as it turned out, striking with her wasn’t a good idea either.

Correia drew the champion into a wild trade of punches, but despite landing some shots of her own, found herself outgunned – and just 34 seconds into the fight, a big right hand to the temple dispatched her face-first to the canvas and left her unconscious, giving Rousey her 6th straight UFC title defense.

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