Esteban Ribovics made another historic step in the UFC and achieved a brutal KO against King Green

Find live football results, upcoming matches, standings, and all the statistics of the world's major tournaments. Esteban Ribovics made another historic step in the UFC and achieved a brutal KO against King Green The Salteño closed the fight before the end of the first round - 3 minutes read It was a historic moment for the Argentine Esteban Ribovics, not only for the victory but for the brutality with which he decided the fight. He achieved a technical knockout over the American King Green in the first round and signed a performance that reinforced his projection in the lightweight category in UFC 332, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Salteño took down his opponent three times before the referee Herb Dean stopped the fight at 4 minutes and 8 seconds. The fight resulted in some controversies, as Ribovics weighed 71 kilos, meaning he was half a kilo above the limit established for an uncontested fight, and as a penalty, the Argentine lost 20% of his payment. Although these issues did not stop the 30-year-old Salteño who wants to leave his mark in the UFC. He took the initiative from the first seconds, with an offensive plan aimed at imposing his left hand. The American tried to respond with quick kicks, straight punches, but they were not enough to stop the opponent's fury. The finish in the octagon came when the Salteño Gringo landed a left that sent Green to the canvas, although the American managed to get back up, he could not contain the next attack from Ribovics that took him down again, and as he was already accumulating too much punishment, Herb Dean intervened to end the fight. This devastating victory represented another finish for Ribovics against an opponent with a wide experience. The Argentine had also achieved a technical knockout in August against Edson Barboza in the second round and now added another triumph before the limit against Green, who entered the fight with four consecutive victories over Terrance McKinney, Jeremy Stephens, and Daniel Zellhuber, among other opponents. The fighter, 40 years old, was facing his 33rd appearance in the UFC and had accumulated 17 triumphs in the octagon. Esteban Ribovics says he missed weight at #UFC332 because someone in his hotel turned on the air conditioner and he "stopped sweating" pic.twitter.com/cIZNEKPjvy — MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) October 4, 2026 After the victory, Ribovics addressed the public and referred to what happened at the weigh-in without avoiding self-criticism. "The truth is that what happened is that on Thursday I stopped sweating because they turned on the air conditioner, I didn't fix that issue, I left it for the next day, my body couldn't take it anymore and... Next time I will be more professional. I trained for that. I train every day. I have my wedding in a month, I will enjoy it, I will come back stronger, I am ready for the next one," expressed the Argentine. The Salteño arrived at the UFC through the Dana White’s Contender Series in 2022 and debuted in the company in March 2023. His journey had uneven results in nine appearances, although his fights maintained a constant: three consecutive fights against Elfes Brener, Nasrat Haqparast, and Zellhuber gave him Fight of the Night bonuses. After the submission loss to Mateusz Gamrot on April 11th, he managed to recover with two finishes. FEELING THE ARGENTINE POWER 😤#UFC332 | Live on @PPlusDeportes pic.twitter.com/u8fr2TRiMx — UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) October 4, 2026 - 1 Cristiano Ronaldo sets fire to a "like," while in Portugal he waits for his coach to accept a peace meeting - 2 Franco Colapinto will run 21st in the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia Formula 1; Max Verstappen's pole position - 3 What time does Franco Colapinto run and where can the Malaysian Formula 1 GP be watched online - 4 Rubén Insua, DT San Lorenzo, after the defeat suffered against Defensa: "One has to accept reality and then know how to change it"