Nicolae Negrureanu’s recent win just confirmed the notion that he is a fighter to be watched in the UFC’s lightweight heavyweight division.
“Nicu” scored the first finish of the night at UFC 277 in Dallas on Saturday, overwhelming the debuting Ihor Potieria (19-3) with strikes against the cage to score a second-round TKO. Potieria never fell, but his mouthpiece did go flying. Referee Kerry Hatley intervened to stop the strike after several strikes.
Watch the horrible finish.
The fight was already going Negumereanu’s way after the Romanian fighter used his grappling to slow Potieria in Round 1. Negumereanu’s ground offense brought Potieria down, and the corner tried to revive him during the five minute break. Their efforts proved unsuccessful as Negumereanu decided to utilize his standup in Round 2, battering Potieria for the majority of the round before forcing the stoppage.
Negumereanu has now won four consecutive fights since his debut at UFC in March 2019.. He was coming off of consecutive wins over Kennedy Nzechukwu, Ike Villanueva, and Aleksa Camur. His overall record now stands at 13-1.
Potieria, a recent Contender Series signing, sees a 15-fight winning streak come to an end.
