Watch: Moraga smokes Bibulatov with left hook for 98-second KO
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MORAGAAAAAA!!!!!@ChicanoJohn DESTROYS Bibulatov in round 1 w/ a NASTY left hook!! #UFC216 pic.twitter.com/XazCDNltcs
— UFC (@ufc) October 7, 2017
Don't slap the gatekeeper label on John Moraga just yet.
The former flyweight title challenger abruptly derailed the Magomed Bibulatov hype train at Saturday's UFC 216 in Las Vegas, where he put the prospect on skates with an overhand right before a blistering left hook finished the job just 98 seconds into the Fight Pass featured bout.
Moraga now finds himself on a two-fight win streak thanks to his first knockout victory since his UFC debut in August 2012, while Bibulatov loses for the first time in 15 fights as a pro.