Navajo Stirling has arrived.
The undefeated light heavyweight contender made a major statement in Saturday’s UFC Belgrade co-main event, scoring a first-round knockout over former UFC champion and current top 10 contender Jan Blachowicz. Stirling entered Belgrade Arena as a significant favorite, but still had a tall hill to climb given that Blachowicz represented a considerable step up in competition for the New Zealand prospect.
However, Stirling made it look easy, needing less than three minutes to hurt Blachowicz on the feet and finish him with heavy ground-and-pound. Stirling looks like the real deal at 205 pounds, though his title hopes ar
