Alonzo Menifield threw caution to the wind against Carlos Ulberg. Menifield hardly knew what hit him after that. Ulberg would turn Menifield’s aggression against him quickly.

Menifield backed Ulberg up with a blitz of punches right after the opening bell. However, Ulberg moved out of the way as they neared the cage, and Menifield’s momentum carried him into the fence.

Ulberg immediately started firing off punches of his own. One of the big wild hooks Ulberg threw landed flush on the side of Menifield’s head. That sent him spilling to the mat. Only 12 seconds into the fight, the referee was forced to wave it off.

It was the seventh-fastest stoppage in UFC history and the third-fastest in the light heavyweight division.

Rebecki Gets Lesson Many Young Fighters Get

Dominating every opponent early in your MMA career can actually haunt you later. Mateusz Rebecki looked like a car crash victim following his knockout loss to Carlos Diego Ferreira. Rebecki went out fast against Ferreira and cracked him with several shots that would have put down low-level fighters.

However, Ferreira didn’t fold. That was bad news for Rebecki, who seldom goes past the first round. Rebecki had utilized most of his gas tank in the first round. While he was still firing stiff punches, Rebecki lost the steam off of them.

Ferreira took over in the second round and never let go. Late in the third round, Ferreira was finally able to secure a stoppage due to ground strikes with 9 seconds remaining. Both of Rebecki’s eyes were nearly swollen shut due to damage.

The latest MMA updates show Rebecki was hospitalized after the fight. Hopefully, he learns a lesson from this.

Hoopes Continues Hot Streak

Chase Hooper, 24, looks like he is set to deliver on the promise he showed as a teenager. Some people may have felt that Hooper was rushed to the top level when he first signed with the UFC when he was 19. Hooper had some early struggles.

But as Hooper has continued to accrue experience, the results have come. Hooper submitted Viacheslav Borschev in the second round. Borschev was known for his strong kickboxing.

However, Hooper scored a knockdown in the first round and dominated from there. There was a controversy surrounding the finish. Hooper was rolling Borachev over while looking for a choke.

Borachev’s hand came down and hit Hooper, so Keith Peterson stopped the fight. However, Borachev protested that he was looking to place his hands somewhere for defense and wasn’t submitting.

Here’s a look at the rest of the fights not mentioned above:

• Heavyweight, Waldo Cortes-Acosta win by decision over Robelis Despaigne, 30-26, 30-27 (x2)
• Lightweight, Esteban Ribovics win by knockout (head kick) over Terrance McKinney, Round 1 :37
• Women’s strawweight, Tabatha Ricci win by split decision over Tecia Pennington, 29-28 x3
• Welterweight, Trey Waters win by decision over Billy Goff, 30-27 (x2), 29-28
• Women’s flyweight, Veronica Hardy win by decision over J.J. Aldrich, 29-28 (x3)