Luke Riley’s stateside debut went about as well as he could have asked.
The undefeated UFC featherweight took on Kai Kamaka III on the prelims of UFC 329 at T-Mobile Arena and didn’t waste much time finding a finish. Riley (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) prompted the referee to step in mid-flurry as Kamaka (18-8-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) was reeling against the cage at 3:03 of Round 1.
Kamaka was clearly hurt after a big right hand from Riley sent him to the canvas. Kamaka got back to his feet and attempted to stay in the fight, but Riley kept pouring on the pressure with strikes until referee Kerry Hatley stepped in to stop the fight. The UFC commentary team didn’t love the timing of the stoppage, but there wasn’t much protest from Kamaka.
Check out video of the finish below (via X):
THE ENGLISH START OUT TONIGHT ON FIRE 🏴
Luke Riley gets the TKO in R1 after a barrage of punches!
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The fight was Riley’s first professional fight on American soil. The Cage Warriors veteran made his debut against Bogdan Grad in Qatar, and his sophomore appearance against Michael Aswell Jr. was on his home soil in London.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 329 results:
- Luke Riley def. Kai Kamaka III via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:03
- Wang Cong def. Tracy Cortez via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
- Damian Pinas def. Cesar Almeida via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 4:44
- Farid Basharat def. John Garza via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Ryan Gandra def. Zach Reese via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:15
- Alessandro Costa def. Cody Durden via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:19
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 329 video: Luke Riley swarms Kai Kamaka for first-round TKO
