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In the main event of UFC Fight Night 56, American Ovince St. Preux needed just 0:34 seconds to finish former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua when the two met at the Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves in Uberlândia, Brazil, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

At the sound of the bell both fighters tried to take control of the center of the octagon with Rua throwing a sharp low kick, with his opponent keeping on the outside to avoid some of the wild exchanges the 2005 Pride middleweight grand prix champion has become known for. Rua then proceeded to walk 31-year old Saint Preux down, but got caught by a left that sent him stumbling to the canvas.

Saint Preux would not let the opportunity to finished a downed Shogun pass him by and began raining punches down on the 32-year old, forcing the referee to intervene, bringing an unlikely end to proceedings.

 

UFC Fight Night 56 results

Main card

Ovince St. Preux def. Mauricio Rua via TKO (punches) in 0:34 R1

Warlley Alves def. Alan Jouban via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Claudio Silva def. Leon Edwards Split Decision (29-28, 29-28. 29-28)

Dhiego Lima def. Pawel Pawlak via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Juliana Lima def. Nina Ansaroff via UD (29-28,029-28, 29-28)

 

Undercard

Diego Rivas de.f. Rodolfo Rubio via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Caio Magalhaes def. Trevor Smith via TKO (punches) in 0:31 R1

Leandro Silva def. Charlie Brenneman via Submission (RNC) in 4:15 R1

Thomas Almeida def. Tim Gorman via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Colby Covington def. Wagner Silva via Submission (RNC) in 3:26 R3