UFC featherweight JooSang Yoo may have made the biggest splash at UFC 316 when he took Jeka Saragih out in 28 seconds on Saturday night.
Even with what was an incredibly exciting and adrenaline producing finish Yoo seemed very calm in the post-fight. Remarkably calm.
“(I) expected this to happen so (I’m) very calm,” Yoo told reporters including Cageside Press through a translator at his post-fight scrum.
“(I) did see the opportunity that (Jeka) comes very aggressive. That’s why (I) just moved back and gave him a left check hook.”
Yoo (9-0) became an instant fan favorite with the quick finish. Saragih didn’t even know what happened when he came to following the fight.
“What (I) showed was just a tip of a mountain. There will be so much many things to watch,” he said.
Daniel Cormier, who works on the commentary team, compared it to the left hand that Conor McGregor landed on Jose Aldo to with the featherweight title at UFC 194. That knockout was 13 seconds into the fight.
“Conor McGregor, no. This is JooSang Yoo,” he said.
With the fight done and the win secured Yoo seemingly came out with no injuries. With just about half of 2025 left to go he could make a return rather quickly.
“If there’s a lot of fans awaiting my fight,” he said.
“Maybe tomorrow?”
Watch the entire post-fight scrum with JooSang Yoo above.
