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10. Yoel Romero vs. Clifford Starks
UFC on Fox 7
April 23, 2013 | San Jose, California
Romero could not have envisioned a better start to his Ultimate Fighting Championship career.

The ferocious Olympic silver medalist knocked out Starks with a first-round flying knee and follow-up punches as part of the UFC on Fox 7 undercard. Romero drew it to a close 92 seconds into Round 1, thrilling those in attendance at the HP Pavilion. Starks collapsed to the canvas after being struck by the knee and was powerless to defend himself. Romero then rendered him unconscious with a series of the thunderous lefts, wowing the crowd in his promotional debut.

Now 8-0 inside the Octagon, Romero has emerged as the No. 1 contender at 185 pounds and figures to challenge Michael Bisping for the middleweight championship sometime in the first half of 2017.

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