Manuel Torres delivered another thrilling performance in his young octagon career Saturday when he quickly dispatched of veteran Drew Dober in the UFC on ESPN 64 co-main event.
Torres (16-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) promised excitement in the lightweight matchup at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, and he lived up to that when he hurt Dober (27-15 MMA, 13-11 UFC) with a huge straight right for a knockdown followed by a series of hammerfists for the TKO at the 1:45 mark of Round 1.
Dober protested the stoppage in the immediate aftermath, but didn’t appear fully aware what had unfolded.
Check out the replay of the stoppage below (via X):
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Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 64 results include:
- Manuel Torres def. Drew Dober via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:45
- Edgar Chairez def. CJ Vergara via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:30
- Raul Rosas Jr. def. Vince Morales via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- David Martinez def. Saimon Oliveira via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:38
- Kevin Borjas def. Ronaldo Rodriguez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ateba Gautier def. Jose Daniel Medina via knockout (knee) – Round 1, 3:32
- Melquizael Costa def. Christian Rodriguez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Loopy Godinez def. Julia Polastri via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Rafa Garcia def. Vinc Pichel via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Jamall Emmers def. Gabriel Miranda via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:06
- MarQuel Mederos def. Austin Hubbard via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
