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UFC 111 Results: Nate Diaz Steamrolls Rory Markham In First Round

by Brent Brookhouse
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Nate Diaz made a successful move up in weight to 170 pounds with a completely dominant performance against Rory Markham. Diaz looked to be the better striker throughout the short fight.

Eventually Diaz landed a knee that dropped Markham and Diaz quickly took his back. From there Diaz got the body triangle, flattened out and landed a flurry of punches that resulted in a TKO victory.

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