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Ryan Spann scored a knockout victory over Marcus Buchecha at UFC Fight Night 274, landing a powerful right hand in Round 2. This win marks Spann's second victory in three fights since moving to heavyweight.
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Ryan Spann is finding his form at heavyweight after putting away Marcus Buchecha at UFC Fight Night 274.
Spann (24-11 MMA, 10-6 UFC) defended takedowns well then loaded up a gigantic right hand that floored Buchecha (5-3-1 MMA, 0-2-1 UFC) for the knockout at 2:10 mark of Round 2. The bout opened Saturday's main card at Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
Check out the replay of the finish below (via X):
With two victories in three fights since moving up from light heavyweight, Spann is finding some momentum.
"I wanted to take the time. We got this call three weeks ago," Spann said in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier.
After the interview, Cormier called Spann "a threat" at heavyweight.
Ryan Spann won the fight by knockout in Round 2 after landing a powerful right hand.
Since moving to heavyweight, Ryan Spann has achieved two victories in three fights.
Ryan Spann fought Marcus Buchecha on Saturday during the main card of UFC Fight Night 274.
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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Vegas 116 video: Ryan Spann's punch blows away Marcus Buchecha