UFC 177: TJ Dillashaw vs. Joe Soto Video Highlights

With people everywhere scoffing at the UFC 177 main event, late replacement Joe Soto proved to be a very solid challenge for bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw in tonight (Sat., August 30, 2014) UFC 177 from the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California.

Soto showed excellent head movement and solid boxing to hang with hometown favorite Dillashaw into the fifth round, but the Team Alpha Male star was simply too much in the end, utilizing his insane and pace to outland Soto and finish him with a fifth round head kick.

The win (even down to the timing) was eerily similar to the way he finished Renan Barao to win the belt at May’s UFC 173. Check out the highlights of Dillashaw’s first title defense courtesy of ESPN below:

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Alternative Gif of the finish by Zombie Prophet