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Medic Scores 79-Second KO, Strickland Stops Hernandez at UFC Houston

After the card, Uroš Medić said a Dana White–arranged call with President Donald Trump cleared his travel restrictions.

Overview

  • Uroš Medić knocked out Geoff Neal 79 seconds into the co-main event, extending his run to three straight first-round KOs.
  • Sean Strickland finished Anthony Hernandez by TKO in Round 3, snapping Hernandez’s eight-fight winning streak.
  • According to Medić’s post-fight account, Trump told him he could travel following a speakerphone call in White’s office, a detail widely reported without an official White House confirmation in the coverage.
  • UFC awarded $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses to Medić, Melquizael Costa, Jacobe Smith and Strickland, with Joselyne Edwards earning a $25,000 finish bonus; no Fight of the Night was issued.
  • Dana White reported a $3.3 million gate and a 17,160 sellout at Toyota Center, as Medić positions for a welterweight ranking and veterans Geoff Neal and Dan Ige absorb damaging losses.