UFC on FOX 26 video: Alessio Di Chirico knocks out Oluwale Bamgbose with vicious knee

A bad fight ended in violent fashion, as Alessio Di Chirico wiped out Oluwale Bamgbose with a knee to the face.

On the preliminary card of UFC on FOX 26 in Winnipeg, middleweight Alessio Di Chirico picked up his first stoppage win in the UFC with a spectacular knee knockout of Oluwale Bamgbose. The fight itself was mostly dreadful to watch, but the finish was no doubt one of the best ones of 2017. Bamgbose has now lost three in a row and his days in the UFC appear to be over.

Watch the knockout at the top of the page, courtesy of the UFC on FOX Twitter account.

Here is Tim Burke’s play-by-play of the second (and final) round:

Round 2 - Inside leg kick from Bamgbose. Di Chirico charges in but eats a counter right as Bamgbose circled out. Body kick from Di Chirico. Bamgbose with a right hook and a body kick. A whole lot of feinting. Di Chirico FINALLY gets inside with two punches, lands a knee to the chin and he’s out cold!

Alessio Di Chirico defeated Oluwale Bamgbose via KO (knee), 2:14 of round 2

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