Kody Steele lastly obtained his alternative to combat in entrance of the UFC brass and he made essentially the most of it.
At Dana White’s Contender Sequence 75, Steele (7-0) completed Chasen Blair (6-3) with a physique shot to finish the combat at 4:07 of Spherical 2. The light-weight bout happened Tuesday on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The combat was considerably aggressive whereas it lasted. Blair landed some strikes, however Steele’s appeared to go so much additional within the harm division. That proved to be the case when a brief left punch induced a delayed shutdown on Blair, who crumpled to the canvas. Steele then landed a giant bomb of a punch that Dan Henderson could be happy with, and pummeled away till the referee dove in.
The liver shot was sufficient to seal the victory for Kody Steele 👊 #DWCS pic.twitter.com/CWmyebiTjY
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 9, 2024
Steele, 29, was alleged to compete on Dana White’s Contender Sequence on Sept. 24. Nonetheless, opponent Quemuel Ottoni determined he now not needed to combat Steele, and throughout a lot confusion, withdrew from the bout (twice). Steele was then rebooked for Tuesday’s bout.
Steele is a adorned grappler, however has 4 knockouts in his professional MMA profession.
A Cage Warriors staple, Blair stepped into the opening after a Sept. 20 win over Florin Pirtea.
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