Darrius Flowers added one other TKO to his resume – and it’s one WWE’s The Undertaker is perhaps pleased with.
In a weird sequence early in his Dana White’s Contender Collection bout Tuesday, Flowers (12-5-1) completed Amiran Gogoladze (14-3) with an injury-inducing slam that triggered a TKO at 1:13 of Spherical 1.
The end got here when Gogoladze threatened a triangle choke submission from the underside. In protection, Flowers raised his opponent up. Gogoladze awkwardly spun the other way up. From there, Flowers drove Gogoladze into the canvas. Gogoladze tried to powerful it out, however the impression to his left shoulder on the slam was insufferable. He seemed to his nook earlier than he finally determined to faucet.
The end was awkward and shocking, however fired Flowers up. UFC president Dana White cracked a smile and gave him the thumbs up. Regardless, the weird “tombstone” piledriver-esque end immediately went viral.
As commentator Laura Sanko talked about, piledriver-type slams are unlawful in MMA – however there’s an exception. If a fighter is making an attempt a submission, his or her opponent is allowed to slam in a driving trend.
With the win, Flowers extends his successful streak to 4. In the meantime, Gogoladze has his three-fight successful streak snapped, as he’s completed for the primary time.