ABU DHABI – Punahele Soriano beat Dusko Todorovic with a first-round TKO Saturday to open up the main card at UFC on ABC 1 in Abu Dhabi.
Take a look inside the fight with Soriano, who stayed unbeaten and handed Todorovic his first career loss.
Soriano on the fight’s key moment
“I feel like I black out in every fight and I really don’t know what happened. I trust my body and I trust my instincts. My body somehow just makes the proper corrections in every fight no matter what. I just trust that and I’m going to ride it out as long as I can.”
PUNA!!! 🤯
That’s how you start the main card!
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— UFC (@ufc) January 16, 2021
Soriano on feeling the fans’ energy
“It felt amazing. It was great to have the crowd there. It was empowering, especially after the win. I couldn’t control myself. I just kept yelling. I saw the crowd, I saw the commentators and I felt all that power.
“I was nervous. My heart just felt like a speaker. I swear I could hear it beating, like just standing there. It almost hurt. It felt like a side pain in my chest, but I just fought through it. I knew as soon as the cage door closes, I’m going to be at my best no matter what.”
HOW IS HE TAKING THESE HITS!?! #UFCFightIsland7 pic.twitter.com/cYY8dQpiuw
— UFC (@ufc) January 16, 2021