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Nolan stops Moicano in round three

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Zhang Weili stopped Jessica Andrade by KO/TKO at 0:42 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night 157 on Aug. 31, 2019, becoming China's first UFC champion. Andrade entered as the reigning strawweight champion.

Tom Nolan defeated Renato Moicano via third-round TKO at 1:28, dropping him in the second round and finishing with punches and elbows in the UFC Fight Night main event on Oct. 31, 2026. The referenced June 2026 Nolan-Farès Ziam unanimous decision was not confirmed in the provided search results.

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Zhang Weili stopped Jessica Andrade by KO/TKO at 0:42 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night 157 on Aug. 31, 2019, becoming China's first UFC champion. Andrade entered as the reigning strawweight champion.

42 SECONDS. THAT’S ALL IT TOOK. 😱🔥 Zhang Weili made history at UFC Fight Night 157, knocking out Jessica Andrade in just 42 seconds to become China’s first UFC champion. Andrade came into the fight as the reigning strawweight champion, but Weili wasted absolutely no time

Original post · LUKE (@LukeFurryjo)

[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/mma/story//id/27505492/zhang-stops-andrade-42-seconds-ufc-belt) NAMES: Zhang Weili = Chinese MMA fighter and former UFC strawwei

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Tom Nolan defeated Renato Moicano via third-round TKO at 1:28, dropping him in the second round and finishing with punches and elbows in the UFC Fight Night main event on Oct. 31, 2026. The referenced June 2026 Nolan-Farès Ziam unanimous decision was not confirmed in the provided search results.

Tom Nolan knocked Renato Moicano down in the second round and then, 1:28 into the third, finished it with elbows, stopping him on the UFC Fight Night main card. That is a different business from June 2026, when Nolan went the distance with Farès Ziam and settled for a unanimous

Original post · wudao sports (@wudaosports)

[ufc.com](https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-fight-night-moicano-vs-nolan-results) NAMES: Tom Nolan = Australian UFC lightweight; Renato Moicano = Brazilian UFC light

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LTom Nolan just ended Renato Moicano with elbows in round three— and the lightweight division just got a lot more interesting.
MWait, Moicano? The guy who always talks his way into big fights? Nolan ran through him?
LKnocked him down in the second, then finished it at one twenty-eight of the third. Wudao Sports posted the whole sequence on X.
MThat's a real finish. But let's not crown him yet. Moicano's tough, not elite anymore.
LHe stopped a ranked lightweight. That's exactly how you get into the title picture.
MRanked? I need to see the official rankings, but last I checked, Moicano wasn't top five.
LDoesn't matter. You finish a name like that with elbows, people remember.
MPeople remember the highlight. Title shots are built on wins over top five guys.
LSo what, he should fight three more years before a title shot? That's how you waste a prime.
MI'm not saying three years. I'm saying one more fight against a top-five opponent.
LAnd if he finishes that guy, then it's "he needs one more." Goalposts keep moving.
MNo, no— if he finishes a top-five guy, he's in the conversation. That's exactly my point.
LHe was a ranked lightweight. That's real.
MWas he? Because I saw him as a solid gatekeeper, not a title threat.
LGatekeeper? He's been in there with the best. He's not nobody.
MA couple years ago he was in the mix. That's my point— he's not the same guy now.
LHe's still dangerous. And Nolan made it look easy.
MFor a round and a half. Moicano also had moments early.
LMoments? He got dropped in the second. That's not moments.
MHe landed some clean shots in round one. But yeah, Nolan took over.
LSo you're arguing against yourself now.
MI'm saying the hype is real, but let's see it against a top-five before we book a title fight.
LFine. But I'm telling you, this kid is a problem. And the lightweight division should be nervous.
MSpeaking of mismatches, Rodger Sherman on Bluesky posted: different weight classes, quote, "could the best college team beat an NFL team" situation.
LThe best college team couldn't beat the worst NFL team. Not even close.
MI don't know. A team full of future first-rounders against a team tanking for the first pick?
LEvery guy on an NFL roster was a college star. The worst NFL line would dominate the best college line.
MBut the best college team has maybe fifteen future NFL starters. That's not nothing.
LIt is nothing. The NFL's worst team would still have twenty-two NFL starters. That's the whole difference.
MBut they're young, they're hungry, and the NFL team has nothing to play for.
LThis is the same bad take every year. A college team would lose by forty.
MI don't think forty. I'd say three touchdowns.
LSo you're arguing the margin, not the winner?
MI'm arguing it's closer than people think. But fine, an NFL team wins.
LThat's all I needed.
LAnd Jessica Smetana on Bluesky posted about punters: NFL players aura farming trying to down punts inside the five is a tale as old as time.
MAura farming on punts? That's the most NFL special teams thing I've heard.
LYou know exactly what she means. The gunner sprints down, taps his toes, and acts like he invented it.
MMeanwhile the ball bounces into the end zone for a touchback.
LOr he downs it at the one and the whole sideline celebrates like a pick-six.
MSpecial teams coaches live for that. It's their only moment.
LAnd it's going to happen about four times tonight across the league.
MProbably. And every single gunner will point at the ground like he made a play.
LIt's a beautiful, ridiculous tradition.

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