VIDEO: Watch the knockout that surprised Luis Felipe Dias at UFC Paris

Matthieu Duclos knocked out Luis Felipe Dias at UFC Paris . Photo: Reproduction/Instagram.

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First between two Brazilian fighters to step into the world's most famous octagon on Saturday afternoon (5), Luis Felipe Dias ended up suffering a tough defeat to Matthieu Duclos during the preliminary card of UFC Paris . Despite having had good moments, the athlete ended up seeing the course of the fight change drastically after being counter-attacked by the home fighter.

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Luis Felipe Dias has some good moments, but ends up knocked out at UFC Paris.

The sequence that led to the knockout happened in a surprising way. Throughout the fight, the Brazilian had been successful in advancing aggressively and landing strong punches to his opponent's head. However, showing the very high level of athletes who compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Duclos connected with a perfect left cross as a counter-punch, which immediately knocked Dias out.

Watch the video of Luis Felipe Dias' defeat at UFC Paris.

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Matthieu Duclos turns the tides and earns the finish in RD1!

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Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Salahdine Parnasse defeated Dan Hooker by technical knockout (kicks and punches) at 2:35 of round 1.

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Axel Sola defeated Fares Ziam by knockout (left overhand) at 1:40 of round 1.

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Michael Page defeated Nursulton Ruziboev by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Daniil Donchenko defeated Punahele Soriano by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kurtis Campbell defeated Trevor Peek by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:6 of round 3.

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Losene Keita defeated Muhammad Naimov by knockout (right straight) at 2:54 of round 1.

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Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Felipe Lima defeated Morgan Charriere by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Mario Pinto defeated Ryan Spann by technical knockout (punches) at 0:55 of round 2.

Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Modestas Bukauskas defeated Oumar Sy by technical knockout (knee and punches) at 3:57 of round 3.

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Pavel Andrusca defeated Nathaniel Wood by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Fabia Sintes defeated Michael Aljarouj by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

Women's bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Nora Cornolle defeated Klaudia Sygula by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Matthieu Duclos defeated Luis Felipe Dias by knockout (left cross) at 4:35 of round 1.

Women's strawweight (up to 52,1 kg): Delphine Benouaich defeated Sofia Montenegro by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:22 of round 2.

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