{"id":177493,"date":"2015-11-28T05:22:04","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T13:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=177493"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:27:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:27:41","slug":"doo-ho-choi-tkos-sam-sicilia-in-the-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/doo-ho-choi-tkos-sam-sicilia-in-the-first-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Doo Ho Choi TKO&#8217;s Sam Sicilia in the first round!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lightweight tilt between Doo Ho Choi (13-1 MMA) and Sam Sicilia (15-6 MMA) kicked off the UFC Fight Night 79 main card in Seoul, Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The fight did not last long, as both men were happy to exchange right from the get go. Hometown hero Doo Ho Choi was able to land the first big punch, a right hand that sent Sicilia crashing to the canvas. &#8220;The Korean Super Boy&#8221; was quick to pounce on the injured American and promptly put Sicilia away with some nasty ground and pound.<\/p>\n<p>The victory improved Choi&#8217;s UFC record to a perfect 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>Doo Ho Choi defeats Sam Sicilia TKO at 1:33 of Round 1. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lightweight tilt between Doo Ho Choi (13-1 MMA) and Sam Sicilia (15-6 MMA) kicked off the UFC Fight Night 79 main card in Seoul, Korea. The fight did not last long, as both men were happy to exchange right from the get go. 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