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28th Nov 2015

WATCH: Rising UFC featherweight Doo Ho Choi scores phenomenal first round knock out

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Ben Kiely

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As we edge closer to the next featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor at UFC 194, we may very well have seen a future 145 lb contender at UFC Seoul.

24-year-old knockout artist Doo Ho Choi took the biggest scalp of his career by handing tough as nails Sam Sicilia his first ever loss by strikes.

Both fighters landed some big shots in the opening exchanges but Choi was undoubtedly getting the better of the American on the feet, rocking him a couple of times.

The Korean Superboy eventually dropped his opponent to the mat with a stunning combination before finishing him off with ground and pound and the referee called the contest to an end 1:33 into the opening round.