DENVER – Francis Ngannou passed his first test against a marquee name, knocking out Andrei Arlovski to pick up his fifth straight win and advance in the heavyweight division. Ngannou (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) caught Arlovski (25-14 MMA, 14-8 UFC) leaning in with an overhand right, returning fire with a two-punch combo that sent the ex-champ to the mat before the referee intervened at the 1:32 mark of the first. The heavyweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC on FOX 23 event at Pepsi Center in Denver. It aired on FOX following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass
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UFC on FOX 23 results: Francis Ngannou wastes Andrei Arlovski for fast first-round TKO – MMA Junkie