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Despaigne defeated Josh Parisian via TKO (punches) at 0:18 of Round 1 at UFC 299 on Saturday in Miami.
ANALYSIS
Despaigne is one of the more interesting additions to the heavyweight division in recent memory. He's 35 years of age and this was just his fifth professional bout, but he's won all five via knockout, in addition to holding a bronze medal from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in taekwondo. One massive right hand off his back foot was all it took to put Parisian away. Despaigne's age and inexperience in MMA suggest growing pains will be forthcoming, but his physical skills are evident. In the meantime, he'll walk away with a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus for his highlight-reel effort here.
Despaigne is one of the more interesting additions to the heavyweight division in recent memory. He's 35 years of age and this was just his fifth professional bout, but he's won all five via knockout, in addition to holding a bronze medal from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in taekwondo. One massive right hand off his back foot was all it took to put Parisian away. Despaigne's age and inexperience in MMA suggest growing pains will be forthcoming, but his physical skills are evident. In the meantime, he'll walk away with a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus for his highlight-reel effort here.
UFC debut scheduled
Despaigne is scheduled to compete against Josh Parisian in a heavyweight fight at UFC 299 in Miami on March 9, per Aaron Bronsteter of TSN.ca.
ANALYSIS
Despite beginning his MMA career into his mid-30s, Despaigne is a highly-touted prospect promising enough that the UFC signed him up. He is 4-0 with four KO/TKOs, all but one of them in 12 seconds or less. Despaigne will look to emulate his previous performances with a quick win over Parisian.
Despite beginning his MMA career into his mid-30s, Despaigne is a highly-touted prospect promising enough that the UFC signed him up. He is 4-0 with four KO/TKOs, all but one of them in 12 seconds or less. Despaigne will look to emulate his previous performances with a quick win over Parisian.