Julian Erosa knocks out JeongYeong Lee in 91 seconds in his retirement fight at UFC Vegas 123
Erosa was rocked early before a right hand dropped Lee and follow-up punches finished it, and he took his gloves off straight away.
Julian Erosa ended his career with a first-round knockout of JeongYeong Lee at UFC Vegas 123 at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday 31 October. Erosa stopped Lee with punches 1:31 into their featherweight fight.
Erosa was rocked early in the round, then dropped Lee with a right hand and finished him with follow-up punches on the ground. He took his gloves off straight away and was embraced by his coach, Eric Nicksick.
Erosa fought Paddy Pimblett for the Cage Warriors featherweight title in London in November 2016. Pimblett won that fight by unanimous decision.
In his post-fight interview, Erosa said he feels he could fight tomorrow, but that he was sticking with his decision to retire.
Before the fight, Erosa told MMA Fighting at his gym that it would be his 19th UFC fight and his last. "I want to retire from fighting. I don't want fighting to retire me," he said.
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