Video: Iuri Alcantara Absorbs a Massive Amount of Damage and Illegal Knee to Come Back and Tap Luke Sanders

Luke Sanders came out and unloaded all sorts of ground and pound on Iuri Alcantara; the ref was close to stopping the fight several times in the first round.

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Out of nowhere, Sanders threw a blatantly illegal knee that landed flush to Alcantara’s face; Sanders forgot to call “PRIDE RULES”. Alcantara chose to continue and ended up back on the ground eating punches. Alcantara finally rolled out of the position, and right into a knee bar.

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— UFC (@ufc) March 5, 2017