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Nolan King

UFC Fight Night 216 video: Alex Caceres lands beautiful head kick, pounds out Julian Erosa

Alex Caceres added one to the highlight reel Saturday at the UFC Apex.

In a featherweight main card bout at UFC Fight Night 216, Caceres (20-13 MMA, 15-11 UFC) high-kicked his way to victory when he finished Julian Erosa (28-10 MMA, 6-6 UFC) at the 3:04 mark of Round 1.

After nearly three minutes of technical striking, Caceres ended the bout when he hid a kick behind his punch on the same side. When the punch missed, the kick was right there – and Erosa didn’t see it.

The kick floored Erosa, who tried to recover. As Erosa’s brain tried to unscramble, he was met with some follow-up punches from Caceres that finished the job with punches.

With the win, Caceres bounced back from a March loss to Sodiq Yusuff and moved to 6-1 in his most recent seven. A three-fight winning streak for Erosa came to an end.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 216 results include:

  • Alex Caceres def. Julian Erosa via knockout (head kick) – Round 1, 3:04
  • Drew Dober def. Bobby Green via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:45
  • Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Cody Brundage via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:16
  • Cory McKenna def. Cheyanne Vlismas via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Matthew Semelsberger def. Jake Matthews via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Said Nurmagomedov def. Saidyokub Kakhramonov via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 3:50
  • Rafael Garcia def. Maheshate via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Bryan Battle via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-27)
  • Manel Kape def. David Dvorak via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
  • Sergey Morozov def. Journey Newson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 216.

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