December 2, 2023 10:00 pm ET
What an exciting event it was Saturday in Austin, Texas as Arman Tsarukyan put an exclamation point on a jam-packed UFC on ESPN 52.
In the main event, Tsarukyan (21-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) made quick work of long-time lightweight contender Beneil Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC), taking only 64 seconds to knock him out cold.
If you missed this impressive finish, see it now:
@ArmanUFC makes fast work of Beneil Dariush at #UFCAustin
— UFC (@ufc) December 3, 2023
Following the knockout, Tsarukyan celebrated with the crowd, and rightfully so. His first-ever main event victory extended his winning streak to 3 and firmly established his name in the title discussion. Both of his UFC losses came against the champion Islam Makhachev and fellow top contender Mateusz Gamrot.
Dariush has now suffered back-to-back first-round knockout losses. The previous one was a first-round TKO defeat against Charles Oliveira at UFC 289. Now
UFC on ESPN 52 results include:
- Arman Tsarukyan def. Beneil Dariush by means of knockout (punches)– Round 1, 1:04
- Jalin Turner def. Bobby Green through knockout (punches)– Round 1, 2:49
- Deiveson Figueiredo def. Rob Font through unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Sean Brady def. Kelvin Gastelum by means of submission (kimura)– Round 3, 1:43
- Joaquim Silva def. Clay Guida through unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Dustin Stoltzfus def. Punahele Soriano through submission (rear-naked choke)– Round 2, 2:10
- Miesha Tate def. Julia Avila through submission (rear-naked choke)– Round 3, 1:15
- Cody Brundage def. Zach Reese through knockout (slam, punches)– Round 1, 1:49
- Drakkar Klose def. Joe Solecki through knockout (slam)– Round 1, 1:41
- Rodolfo Bellato def. Ihor Potieria through TKO (punches)– Round 2, 4:17
- Jared Gooden def. Wellington Turman through submission (rear-naked choke)– Round 2, 1:11
- Veronica Hardy def. Jamey-Lyn Horth through split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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