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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 11: Damian Pinas of Suriname reacts to the end of the match in a middleweight fight during the UFC 329 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 11, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Damian Pinas vs. Cesar Almeida squared off earlier tonight (Sat., July 11, 2026) at UFC 329 LIVE on Paramount+ from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In an incredible knockout, Pinas stopped his opponent with a single right hand late in the first.
Outside of one brief wrestling exchange off a caught kick, this was entirely a kickboxing match in small gloves. Theoretically, this would favor Almeida, the veteran with more than 50 professional kickboxing matches. In reality, it was competitive the entire time. Almeida was a little slicker with his movement and setups, but Pinas hammered the lead leg and was coming very close with his nuclear right hand early in the fight.
In the closing seconds of the first round, he found the mark, planting his right directly on the chin to counter an inside low kick. “The Baba Yaga” tried to score the walk-off KO, but the referee forced him to throw one more strike before intervening.
Check out the video highlights below:
Wow … Pinas has incredible power. It’s still very early in his professional and UFC career, and there are still a lot of unknowns about his overall game, but can anyone deny that kind of one-hitter quitter power? He just smoked a world-class kickboxer at his own game, proving himself as a serious Middleweight prospect.
Go celebrate with some Wendy’s, champ!
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