“The Korean Khabib” lived as much as his nickname Saturday.

ChangHo Lee (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) brutalized Cortavious Romious (9-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) for a second-round TKO on the primary card at UFC on ESPN 65. With the battle on the canvas, Lee labored his solution to the highest and pounded his solution to his second win.

The end drew fast comparisons to a nickname taken from ground-and-pound legend Khabib Nurmagomedov. It was Lee’s fifth straight win – 4 of which have seemed just like what he did to Romious.

Check out how Lee bought the bantamweight division’s consideration on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 65 outcomes embrace:

  • ChangHo Lee def. Cortavious Romious by way of TKO (strikes) – Spherical 2, 3:48
  • Brad Tavares def. Gerald Meerschaert by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Ode Osbourne def. Luis Gurule by way of TKO (punches) – Spherical 2, 1:54
  • Torrez Finney def. Rob Valentin by way of break up determination (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Dione Barbosa def. Diana Belbita by way of submission (arm-triangle choke) – Spherical 1, 4:13
  • Rhys McKee def. Daniel Frunza by way of TKO (physician’s stoppage) – Spherical 1, 5:00
  • Loma Lookboonmee def. Istela Nunes by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Victor Henry def. Pedro Falcao by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Martin Buday def. Uran Satybaldiev by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Talita Alencar def. Vanessa Demopoulos by way of unanimous determination (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
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