Erosa Wins Farewell Fight by First-Round Knockout

Julian Erosa, 37, ended his career with a win. At UFC Vegas 123 at the Meta APEX, he was dropped early by Jeongyeong Lee and then knocked Lee out in the first round.

The record he leaves behind

Erosa retires at 32-13 as a professional. In the UFC he went 10-9 across three separate stints.

He came into the night off consecutive defeats, so the knockout let him leave on a win instead of another defeat. The report lists Darren Elkins, Christian Rodriguez and Ricardo Ramos among his notable finishes and calls him a reliable source of action.

Down early, up for the finish

Lee landed a heavy right hand on "Juicy J" early in the round, and Erosa went down.

He did not change his aggressive approach. After weathering the early rush, he got his legs back and began exchanging punches with Lee.

Then came the right hand that turned it. Lee fell, Erosa followed up, and the knockout came at 1:31 of the round.

Lee at 1-3

The loss drops "Korean Tiger" to 1-3 in the UFC. He earned his contract through Road to UFC in 2023. His lone UFC win came against Blake Bilder in February 2024.

Reaction

Many were stunned by the finish, and the wishes for Erosa were warm as he left the sport. The report frames the knockout as one last highlight for an entertaining and unpredictable fighter.

Our view

Getting up from a knockdown and still winning gives the ending its weight. Ten wins and nine losses in the UFC describe a fighter valued for how his fights went more than for a title run. For Lee, the open question is how the promotion reads a 1-3 record.

Source: LowKickMMA.com