A violent finish by elbow strikes and a submission that sent a fighter to sleep were highlights on UFC's prelim show

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13212536" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="david-onama" source="Orion">David Onama</keyword> threw a combination so punch-perfect, it yielded a mid-flurry knockout.</li><li>The <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> fighter's opponent, <keyword id="13212537" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="gabriel-benitez" source="Orion">Gabriel Benitez</keyword>, was out cold before he even hit the deck.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — An American fighter knocked his <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> opponent out while throwing a seemingly unstoppable combination of punches Saturday at the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> Apex in Enterprise, Las Vegas.David Onama fought Gabriel Benitez in a featherweight fight scheduled for three rounds on the preliminary section of the UFC Fight Night event broadcast on ESPN+.The 145-pound had barely even started before it was over.Though Benitez began the match trying to assert his authority, with a straight left and a kick to the body, it was not long before Onama's pressure took over.He then put his punches into bunches as a prelude for what was about to come.But he had to be on red alert because of what Benitez was intent to throw back — as this man was slanging and banging.Benitez even landed a shot on Onama's eye that caused him to wince, with visible damage potentially blurring his vision. There was no way this fight was going the distance.Swatting a body kick away with apparent ease, Onama threw punches back in quick succession, landing his strikes and damaging Benitez.There was no let-up in Onama's strikes.He just kept throwing and throwing. More of them landed, cleanly, and Benitez's lights were eventually switched off.But even that did not stop Onama, who kept firing until his opponent was in a heap on the canvas.It was finally all over — Onama secured his violent finish.Watch it right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1495185853924130825">February 19, 2022</a></blockquote>The two 145-pounders threw a combined 190 shots in little more than four minutes, and even though Benitez edged the significant strikes thrown, ultimately, there was only one moment that mattered — the finish.That is sometimes the way it goes in this unforgiving, cruel, wicked, game of combat.But it is one of the things that makes fight <keyword id="11893855" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports" source="Orion">sports</keyword> so watchable. It is the theater of the unexpected, where danger veers its ugly head every second of every round in every fight.And this was a fight Onama won in so much style that he rightfully bellowed for the $50,000 performance-related bonus check."Fifty G's, baby!" he said. "That's what I do — that's what I'm here for."I can't even see right now," Onama said, of his vision failing to come back. "It was quicky. It was pretty blurry. I can't see shit."Ultimately, the compromised vision did not stop Onama from excelling, as he advanced his pro <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> record nine wins (six knockouts and three submissions) against one loss.

An American fighter knocked his UFC opponent out while throwing a seemingly unstoppable combination of punches

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13213053" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="kyle-daukaus" source="Orion">Kyle Daukaus</keyword> defeated <keyword id="13213054" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jamie-pickett" source="Orion">Jamie Pickett</keyword> at a <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> event Saturday.</li><li>It is now the signature event of the American's career, who rebounds following a tricky couple fights.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — American middleweight <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/kyle-daukaus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kyle Daukaus</a> scored an incredible buzzer-beating submission Saturday at the <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a>-owned Apex facility in Las Vegas.Daukaus was in scintillating form throughout the opening round, as he was relentless with his takedown attempts — succeeding with three from six in the first round — in his match against Jamie Pickett.The 28-year-old eventually applied a D'Arce choke when time started running out on the clock and, if Pickett had held on for one second more, he'd have survived the round.But it was never meant to be for Pickett.Even if he had held on, it would not have affected the result as Daukaus was in great control, dominating Pickett while barely breaking a sweat.It was a remarkable way to rebound having lost to Phil Hawes in May, last year, before a frustrating no contest with Kevin Holland because of an accidental clash of heads.He now has the signature win of his career."There was 10 seconds left and I felt him tap before the round break," Daukaus said in post-match comments at the event Insider attended.Watch the finish right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1495212015962497030">February 20, 2022</a></blockquote>With the win, Daukaus advanced his pro <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> record to 11 wins (nine submissions and two decisions) against two losses.Daukaus was one of four athletes to earn a $50,000 performance-related bonus check. Jamahal Hill, David Onama, and Stephanie Egger also received the performance-related award.

American middleweight Kyle Daukaus scored an incredible buzzer-beating submission Saturday

<ul class="summary-list"><li>It was a <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> debut to remember for <keyword id="13212862" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chad-anheliger" source="Orion">Chad Anheliger</keyword> who scored a great knockout Saturday.</li><li>Anheliger stopped <keyword id="13212863" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="jesse-strader" source="Orion">Jesse Strader</keyword> late in the third round after a back-and-forth bantamweight battle.</li></ul>A Canadian fighter nicknamed "The Monster" scored a last-gasp knockout in a remarkable <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> debut to remember.Chad Anheliger, a 35-year-old who has fought in regional shows up until a Contender Series decision win last year, fought Jesse Strader in the third of a dozen bouts at a UFC Fight Night event Saturday in Las Vegas.Anheliger and Strader threw strikes through three rounds of fighting at the Apex studio, and though Strader nailed all three of his takedowns in the opener, by round two Anheliger was beginning to grow confident.and Anheliger hit Strader so hard he fell to the canvas. There was a straight shot, a kick to the legs, and then hurtful, horrible left hands. It was all too much for Strader.Anheliger then attacked Strader on the ground, hitting him with punch after punch.The referee had seen enough — he awarded the UFC debutant a win, and what a win it was for Anheliger.Watch it all right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—ESPN <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> (@espnmma) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1495162903825031168">February 19, 2022</a></blockquote>Victory advanced Anheliger's pro <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> record to 12 wins (seven knockouts, three submissions, and two decisions) against five losses.Elsewhere on the card, <a href="https://www.insider.com/joaquin-buckley-and-razak-alhassan-delivered-ufc-violence-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joaquin Buckley and Abdul Razak Alhassan threw slugs in a three-round war</a>, David <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-david-onama-knocks-gabriel-benitez-out-with-punch-combo-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Onama knocked out Gabriel Benitez in the middle of an unmissable combination of punches</a>, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-jamahal-hill-score-a-brutal-ufc-knockout-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jamahal Hill finished Johnny Walker in brutal, no good, very bad fashion as the American scored one of the best knockouts</a> of the year.The UFC returns for another Fight Night event at the Apex on February 26, before taking its show to the nearby T-Mobile Arena for UFC 272 — a pay-per-view event broadcast on ESPN.

A Canadian fighter nicknamed 'The Monster' scored a last-gasp knockout in a remarkable UFC debut to remember

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="13213695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chas-skelly" source="Orion">Chas Skelly</keyword> won by knockout in what could have been his last fight ever.</li><li>The <keyword id="11922275" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="ufc" source="Orion">UFC</keyword> veteran, 36, destroyed Mark Striegl with a second-round drilling.</li></ul>LAS VEGAS — An elbow, knee, and ground-and-pound earned a veteran <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> fighter a brilliant finish in what was "maybe" his last fight Saturday at the Apex studio.As a 22-fight veteran before he even entered the UFC's Octagon in Las Vegas, fans would have been forgiven for assuming that Chas Skelly, 36, was gunning for a victory that would propel him closer to the featherweight top-15.But little did they know that he may well have been making his last ring-walk.If the Texan "Scrapper" really was fighting for the last time in a career that has seen him compete in Bellator, Legacy FC, and 12 UFC matches, then man, did he pick a time to shine the brightest.Because against Mark Striegl, Skelly won the first round with greater control time, a successful taekdown, and a greater amount of shots landed.Then, in the second, Skelly scored a knockdown with an awe-inspiring strike combination, before forcing the finish with merciless punches from the top.Watch it right here:<blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—ESPN <keyword id="11922276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="mma" source="Orion">MMA</keyword> (@espnmma) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1495174268077764608">February 19, 2022</a></blockquote>"I plan on maybe not fighting anymore after this fight," Skelly said after the result had been announced, at the event Insider attended."It's been a long road. I want to go out on my own terms. My body is not holding up the way it used to. I would like to stay on the roster and if they offer me something that's interesting, then maybe."Victory advanced his pro <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/mma" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MMA</a> record 19 wins (four knockouts, 10 submissions, and five decisions) against three losses.It is unclear if he'll compete again.Elsewhere on the card, <a href="https://www.insider.com/joaquin-buckley-and-razak-alhassan-delivered-ufc-violence-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joaquin Buckley and Abdul Razak Alhassan threw slugs in a three-round war</a>, David <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-david-onama-knocks-gabriel-benitez-out-with-punch-combo-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Onama knocked out Gabriel Benitez in the middle of an unmissable combination of punches</a>, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-kyle-daukaus-scored-an-incredible-buzzer-beating-submission-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kyle Daukaus scored an incredible buzzer-beating submission Saturday</a>.In the main event of the evening, <a href="https://www.insider.com/watch-jamahal-hill-score-a-brutal-ufc-knockout-2022-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jamahal Hill finished Johnny Walker in brutal, no good, very bad fashion as the American scored one of the best knockouts</a> of the year.

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A violent finish by elbow strikes and a submission that sent a fighter to sleep were highlights on UFC's prelim show

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An American fighter knocked his UFC opponent out while throwing a seemingly unstoppable combination of punches

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American middleweight Kyle Daukaus scored an incredible buzzer-beating submission Saturday

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A Canadian fighter nicknamed 'The Monster' scored a last-gasp knockout in a remarkable UFC debut to remember

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An elbow, knee, and ground-and-pound earned a veteran UFC fighter a brilliant finish in 'maybe' his last fight

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