Ukrainian fighter Igor Poterya on July 30 made his debut fight in the UFC and was defeated by technical knockout.

UFC 277 was held in Dallas (USA).

Loss' opponent was Romanian representative Nicolae Negumereanu. The Ukrainian actively started the fight, but then his opponent turned the fight to the ground and kept the Ukrainian there until the end of the first round.

In the second round, it was noticeable that Lose was very tired, which Negumereanu took advantage of. The Romanian began to carry out a powerful attack, because of which the referee was forced to stop the fight and record the defeat of the Ukrainian.

SERIES OF KNEES GETS THE WIN FOR NEGUMEREANU IN THE SECOND #UFC277 pic. twitter. com/NP1EFTPAU6.

— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) July 30, 2022.

It is worth noting that the Ukrainian received a contract with the UFC after defeating Pole Lukasz Sudolski in the first round in September last year at the Contender Series tournament..

Also, Igor Poterya is the champion of the Ukrainian WWFC promotion in the light heavyweight division.. In MMA, he has 19 wins and three losses.. For the loss, this is the first defeat since 2017, and early - since 2015.

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Earlier it was reported that the famous Russian UFC fighter was afraid to fight with the flag of the Russian Federation.