American lightweight Julian Erosa's punching flurry and flying knee overwhelmed his UFC opponent Saturday
- Julian Erosa scored a flying knee knockout win Saturday.
- The American lightweight's fighting style was so fast he scored the win in 56 seconds.
- Watch the ending right here.
American lightweight Julian Erosa's punching flurry and flying knee overwhelmed his UFC opponent Saturday at the Apex facility in Las Vegas.
It was Erosa's third win in a row after suffering a hat-trick of losses in 2018 to 2019, and it was enough to secure a $50,000 performance-related cash bonus from the UFC because the finish was deemed to be so awesome.
The bout itself didn't even last a minute.
Erosa came out swinging from the opening bell, throwing 25 strikes and landing 17.
The last sequence of shots put Nate Landwehr down and out for good as the speed of his hands, and the variety with the knee, flummoxed and then poleaxed the 32-year-old.
Watch the finish right here:
Victory advanced Erosa's pro MMA record to 25 wins (11 knockouts, 11 submissions, and three decisions) against eight losses.
Regardless of the nature of the win, it was not enough to earn Erosa a performance-related bonus from the UFC.
Derrick Lewis' thunderous uppercut knockout win over Curtis Blaydes was one of four combat athletes to take home a $50,000 check for style points.
Super prospect Tom Aspinall's submission over heavyweight veteran Andrei Arlovski, Chris Daukaus haymakered Aleksei Oleinik, and Aiemann Zahabi scored a clean knockout against Drako Rodriguez for the other $50,000 bonuses.
Defeat for Landwehr, meanwhile, saw his pro MMA record retreat to 14 wins (eight knockouts and six decisions) against four losses.