Just when it looked like David Branch might be in for a long night eating leg kicks from Thiago Santos , Branch shut things down in a hurry. Branch (22-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) stopped Santos (17-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC) midway through the first round with a massive right hand to the jaw and a few follow-ups on the canvas. The former two-division WSOF champion avoided the first losing skid of his career with the upset win. The middleweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 128 event at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
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UFC Atlantic City video highlights: David Branch KO’s Thiago Santos – MMA Junkie