UFC Fight Night 52 results: Hyun Gyu Lim destroys Takenori Sato with elbows

SAITAMA, Japan – Takenori Sato (17-10-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC) desperately wanted to take Hyun Gyu Lim (13-4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) to the mat, and that proved to be his undoing.

Lim attacked Sato’s exposed head as he shot for a takedown and used punches and elbows to stop the fight just 78 seconds after it began.

The welterweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 52 card at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass.

Lim’s finish was a carbon copy UFC heavyweight Travis Browne’s best work, as he planted his feet and threw the strikes until Sato was saved by referee Leon Roberts, who saw the fighter was clutching for a leg but otherwise absent.

Lim got back on the winning track after a decision loss to Tarec Saffiedine in January at UFC Fight Night 34, while Sato remains winless in the octagon after a quick TKO loss to Erick Silva in his February debut.

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(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan contributed to this report on site in Japan.)