Goiti Yamauchi isn’t known for his hands, but they got the job done on Saturday. At Bellator 263, Yamauchi (26-5 MMA, 12-4 BMMA) faced Chris Gonzalez in the first bout on the main card at The Forum in Los Angeles. To the surprise of many, including Yamauchi himself, who is primarily a grappler with multiple submission wins to his credit, a first-round knockout in his favor was not the outcome he saw coming. “To be honest, I wasn’t expecting a striking fight,” Yamauchi said during the post-fight news conference.

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‘I wasn’t expecting a striking fight’: Goiti Yamauchi surprised himself with first-round TKO at Bellator 263 – MMA Junkie

Goiti Yamauchi isn’t known for his hands, but they got the job done on Saturday. At Bellator 263, Yamauchi (26-5 MMA, 12-4 BMMA) faced Chris Gonzalez in the first bout on the main card at The Forum in Los Angeles. To the surprise of many, including Yamauchi himself, who is primarily a grappler with multiple submission wins to his credit, a first-round knockout in his favor was not the outcome he saw coming. “To be honest, I wasn’t expecting a striking fight,” Yamauchi said during the post-fight news conference. “But thank God I won the fight.

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‘I wasn’t expecting a striking fight’: Goiti Yamauchi surprised himself with first-round TKO at Bellator 263 – MMA Junkie