Ryan Gandra made a splash in his octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 268 with a furious finish of Jose Daniel Medina.
Gandra (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) earned his seventh career first-round stoppage when he came out of the gate firing with punches at Medina (11-7 MMA, 0-4 UFC), who did his best to swing back. The swinging didn't stop, though, and eventually a crushing punch led to a knockdown and the TKO stoppage just 41 seconds into Round 1 of the middleweight bout at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCheck out the replay of Gandra's victory below (via X):
It was a dream debut for Gandra, who declared his intentions to do big things at 185 pounds going forward.
"The problem in this division is here," Gandra said through an interpreter in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. "Ryan Gandra is here. Anyone, no situation is a problem. I'll be there."
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 268 results:
Ryan Gandra def. Jose Medina via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:41
Ailin Perez def. Macy Chiasson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Cristian Quinonez def. Kris Moutinho via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Javier Reyes def. Douglas Silva de Andrade via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:59
Regina Tarin def. Ernesta Kareckaite via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Francis Marshall def. Erik Silva via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:29
Damian Pinas def. Wesley Schultz via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:30
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Mexico video: Ryan Gandra debuts with 41-second knockout
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