Kleydson Rodrigues hit Shannon Ross with a variety of strikes before he closed the fight less than one minute in.
Check out the best photos from Kleydson Rodrigues' first-round TKO win over Shannon Ross at UFC 284 at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
MMA: UFC 284 Ross vs Rodrigues (Photos by Jasmin Frank, USA TODAY Sports)
Kleydson Rodrigues dominates and stops Shannon Ross at UFC 284: Makhachev vs Volkanovski at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.
[Main Event on Kayo](https://goto.kayosports.com.au/c/2557696/820337/8808) in Australia and [ESPN+ PPV](https://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/2557696/595608/9070) in the United States. The referee stepped in at 59 seconds into the opening round after the Brazilian flyweight dominated his opponent from Australia with a flurry of punches. In the United States, the event aired live on Saturday, February 11.
Shannon Ross makes his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in his home country of Australia. Standing across from Ross is the ever-so-dangerous ...
Colby has almost a decade’s worth of experience covering MMA, Boxing and Pro Wrestling. Rodrigues lands a solid 5.73 significant strikes per minute, but as previously mentioned, Ross is quite the striker. If Ross were to secure a victory in his promotional debut, it'd more than likely be from keeping this one on the feet. However, despite the shortcoming on DWCS, Ross has found himself fighting in his home country of Australia and making his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the process. Making his professional debut in 2010, Ross earned himself a shot on Dana White's Contender Series in August of last year. Standing across from Ross is the ever-so-dangerous Kleydson Rodrigues, who looks to spoil the party in the land down under.
Shannon Ross and Kleydson Rodrigues fight at flyweight on the preliminary card of UFC 284 on Saturday, February 11. We go over the fight time, how to watch, ...
Take Rodrigues on the money line and a chance at KO/TKO which checks in at + 240, as mentioned Ross doesn’t defend pretty well. He has a clean array of strikes and comes out very well in most fights. Ross (12-6) lost his last fight on Dana White’s Contender Series in August 2022 and will look to bounce back. ET and will feature a flyweight fight between Shannon Ross and Kleydson Rodgrigues. The main event of the night will be a lightweight title bout between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski. Results: Kleydson Rodrigues defeated Shannon Ross via first-round TKO at the 0:59 mark.
Just 59 seconds after the two met in the octagon, Rodrigues was declared the winner via TKO after a flurry of punches forced referee intervention at RAC Arena ...
Ross, who suffered [a serious medical emergency](https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/2/9/23593472/shannon-ross-insane-story-off-fighting-for-ufc-contract-with-ruptured-appendix-blood-poisoning) during his Contender Series audition, falls short in his UFC debut. The second Rodrigues regained his footing, he loosed no less than 10 punches as Ross wilted. A left hook visibly hurt Ross, and Rodrigues pounced with a pair of spinning attacks that might have sealed the deal if the cage wasn’t in the way. [CJ Vergara](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5751/cj-vergara) in his octagon debut. [Kleydson Rodrigues](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/5798/kleydson-rodrigues) and [Shannon Ross](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/6027/shannon-ross) clashed [more at the weigh-ins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHRwQD5zApk) than their [UFC 248](https://www.mmafighting.com/fight-card/1095/ufc-248) prelim bout. Ross never got out of the gate as Rodrigues sunk a flying knee into his gut and followed with a flurry of punches.
Kleydson Rodrigues scored a spectacular TKO victory over Shannon Ross in the very first round of their fight at UFC 284.
Kleydson Rodrigues scored a spectacular TKO victory over Shannon Ross in the very first round of their fight at UFC 284. [Shannon Ross](https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-did-mma-star-shannon-ross-fight-ruptured-appendix-ufc-contract) no time to settle in and find his rhythm. The Australian lost the fight via TKO, but was awarded a UFC contract shortly after the bout.
Watch UFC 284 full fight video highlights: Kleydson Rodrigues vs. Shannon Ross earlier tonight (Sat., Feb. 11, 2023) live on ESPN+ PPV from inside RAC Arena ...
Ross covered up and Rodrigues unloaded a barrage of punches that forced the referee to step in for the early stoppage. He was able to trap Ross along the cage and launched a brutal spinning back kick to the body. 11, 2023) at UFC 284 live on [ESPN+](http://go.web.plus.espn.com/c/482924/595608/9070?subId2=%5B%5Dsb%5Bp%5D23186850%5Bt%5Dw%5Br%5Dmmamania.com/pages%5Bd%5DD&sharedid=MMAMania) PPV from inside RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, when the flyweight prospect stopped Octagon newcomer Shannon Ross with a first-round TKO (body kick and punches). The Brazilian fighter had lost his Octagon debut to C.J. Vergara back in May of 2022 so this was definitely a must-needed performance heading into 2023. [HERE](https://www.mmamania.com/2023/2/10/23594149/ufc-284-early-weigh-ins-video-live-results-stream-makhachev-vs-volkanovski-results-espn-australia)), wasted little time advancing inside and making this a dogfight.
At UFC 284, Kleydson Rodrigues hit Shannon Ross with a variety of strikes before he closed the fight less than one minute in.
[UFC 284](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-284). Ross comes up short in his UFC debut and has now lost three of his most recent four outings. A leaping knee into a left hand by Rodrigues started off the sequence, as it appeared to bother Ross, who wiped his face and switched stances.