UFC Fans React To Ilia Topuria Knocking Jai Herbert Out Cold

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Ilia Topuria knocked Jai Herbert out cold in round 2 in their fight today
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Today’s UFC card features a ton of fights that oddsmakers see as large mismatches. One of those already ended with Paul Craig securing a shocking triangle. Just a little bit later on the card, it seemed like we were about to see another surprising upset.

Jai Herbert had Ilia Topuria in some serious trouble in round 1 after dropping him with a head kick. Topuria survived and managed to land a takedown, but Herbert looked to be gaining the upper hand again at the end of round 1. That didn’t last long.

About a minute into the second round, the two men entered a wild exchange up against the fence and Topuria absolutely blasted Herbert with a right hand that put him out cold.

Topuria couldn’t have asked for a better finish to a week that started with him getting into a fight with Paddy Pimblett.

UFC Fans React To Ilia Topuria Knocking Jai Herbert Out Cold In Incredible Comeback

PERFECT right hand by @Topuriailia put him to SLEEP 😳 #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/zIv27aUg0O

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 19, 2022

Oh my word.

Ilia Topuria was on the verge of defeat in the first … and then KO’d Herbert out cold in the second. WOW.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 19, 2022

TOPURIA JUST SLEPT HIM

— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) March 19, 2022

Woahhhhh. Ilia Topuria with the comeback walkoff. Perfect shot. After he was badly hurt a couple times in the first round, puts Jai. Herbert's lights out with a right hand to the chin. Yeesh.

— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) March 19, 2022