Zhang Mingyang earned his 18th profession end at UFC Macau, placing away Ozzy Diaz with a picture-perfect elbow strike within the opening spherical.
Diaz was hesitant to have interaction within the early going, as an alternative opting to make reads and search for a gap. After all, that allowed Zhang to do the identical and, in the long run, it price Diaz huge.
Simply earlier than the midway level of the primary, Zhang pumps a jab and as Diaz steps in to try to counter, Zhang delivers a superbly timed elbow that caught Diaz clear. Along with his opponent hitting the mat, Zhang pounced and dropped some floor and pound strikes. Diaz tried to defend, however all he may do was cowl up, forcing the referee to step in and name for the stoppage lower than three minutes into the scrap.
Official Outcome: Zhang Mingyang def. Ozzy Diaz by way of TKO (elbow to ground-and-pound) at 2:25 of Spherical 1.
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