Maiquel Falcao scores a first minute TKO win on his first return to action after being dumped by the UFC

Maiquel Falcao returned to action with a bang this past Saturday night in the main event of the Centurion Mixed Martial Arts 2 at the Marejada Pavilion, defeating Julio Cesar Bilik inside sixty seconds.
The two men came out looking to trade bombs from the off and it was Falcao who landed the first significant blow, a punch to the chin, which dropped Bilik like a sack of spuds to the canvas. Falcao then proceeded to pound his opponent out until the referee got involved. Speaking after the fight Falcao said:

“Unfortunately it was a fight outside the UFC. It’s a dream for everyone to fight there. Thank God I got this fight against a tough guy, and I could show my value to everyone again. I hope someday I can return to [the UFC] and display our flag there.”

Falcao was dumped by the UFC earlier this year due to legal matters dating back ten years, something I feel was an unfair decision to make on the face of it. His one and only appearance in the octagon saw him derail Gerald Harris at UFC 123 with an impressive unanimous decision win.

In other action, Gustavo Efron took a unanimous decision over Dimitri Burgos; Luciano “Macarrao” Mafra stopped Santiago Ponzinibbio with first-round punches; Franklin Jensen rear-naked choked Christiano “Psicopata” Marques in the first round; Rafael “Morcego” Silva did likewise against Jonatan Feitosa with a third-round RNC; Ivan Ceggata stopped Roberto “Cigano” with a third-round TKO; Juliano Pin halted Fabiano Rodrigues in round two via TKO.

By Michael Pepper.