Highlights! Contender Series Star Demolished With Head Kick KO

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Carli Judice started off the show with a bang earlier tonight (Sat., March 15, 2025) at UFC Vegas 104 LIVE on ESPN+ from inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, stopping former Contender Series standout Yuneisy Duben with a monstrous first-round TKO (head kick and punches).

In case you forgot, Duben was coming off an all-time legendary knockout performance on Contender Series back in Sept. 2024 and carried a lot of hype into her debut. After all, the young fighter had finished all six of her pro wins. It was going to be up to Judice, who was a decent betting favorite, to prove there are levels in the women's flyweight division.

The difference in skill was evident from the opening bell. While Duben possessed fight-ending power and swung for the fence with almost all of her shots, Judice commanded the center of the Octagon and moved forward with precision and fight IQ. "Crispy" was able to quickly find her range and launched a blistering left head kick that caught Duben flush. Duben fell backwards onto the canvas as Judice moved in for the finishing touches.

Check out the early stoppage in the above video player.

Judice, 26, snapped a two-fight losing skid with this first-round finish and now owns her first official win inside of the Octagon. This was quite the performance to spark an unassuming fight card in "Sin City" and a head kick that should line Judice up for a bigger opportunity her next time out.

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