UFC Mexico City had a high-octane co-main event as lightweights Manuel Torres and Drew Dober faced off. And not surprisingly, the pairing did not disappoint.
Sousa would score an early knockdown off a 1-2 that halted the fight almost as quickly as it began, though Dober was apparently unaware of it. When Dober went down, he instinctively went after a leg, grabbing on for dear life. Easily a dozen or so hammer fists followed from Torres, who remained standing. Ref Mike Beltran gave Dober a good long while to do something, anything, to stay in the fight. Drew Dober, however, wasn’t moving, just hanging on to the leg.
When Beltran moved to halt the action, however, Dober popped up to his feet, assumed a fighting stance, then appeared bewildered at the stoppage. Yet he was clearly rocked, wobbly on his feet, and still seemed confused while speaking with the cageside physician. Unquestionably a good stoppage, arguably a little late even.
“I wouldn’t be able to do this without all of you,” Torres exclaimed in his post fight interview, thanking his coaches, team and family. Torres went on to call for a post-fight bonus, asking Dana White to open up the pocket book following the biggest win of the Mexican fighter’s career.
Official Result: Manuel Torres def. Drew Dober by TKO (punches), Round 1, 1:45
