Prior to the Howard fight, the night’s early candidate for “Knockout of the Night” honors came from “The Ultimate Fighter 10″ runner-upBrendan Schaub, picked up his first official UFC victory in dominant fashion with a brutal first-round knockout of Chase Gormley.
Feeding off a crowd of fellow Coloradans, Schaub overwhelmed his opponent from the opening bell, dropped him within seconds of the bout’s start, and then sent him face first into the mat with a subsequent exchange mere seconds later. One more knockdown and a half dozen follow-up rights made for a quick, 47-second TKO victory for Schaub.
Schaub, a former member of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and AFL’s Utah Blaze, has now posted every one of his wins via knockout since a move to pro MMA. But he admitted that Gormley’s striking prowess had him concerned.
“I was really worried about Chase’s boxing, so I worked hard on it,” he said.
Schaub, who suffered a KO loss to Roy Nelson in the TUF 10 Finale back in December, moves to 5-1 overall and 1-1 in the UFC. Gormley, now at risk of getting his UFC contract terminated, drops to 6-2 overall and 0-2 in the UFC.
