UFC Fight Night 256 video: Denise Gomes bludgeons Elise Reed during brutal knockout
Denise Gomes added another brutal knockout to highlight reel Saturday in Las Vegas.
At UFC Fight Night 256, Gomes (11-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) finished Elise Reed (8-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) with punches. The stoppage came 30 seconds into Round 2.
The finishing sequence began with an overhand right. Reed popped back up to her feet only to be bowled over once again. Referee Jason Herzog gave Reed plenty of opportunity to recover and intelligently defend but the wrath of Gomes proved to be too much.
Denise Gomes was relentless 🤯 #UFCVegas106 pic.twitter.com/HIwDE1z51M
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 17, 2025
Gomes, 25, picks up her third win in a row and her seventh knockout as a professional. She entered Saturday off back-to-back decision wins over Eduarda Moura and Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
Reed, 32, slips to 1-2 in her most recent three and continues the pattern of alternating losses and wins in the UFC.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 265 results include:
Denise Gomes def. Elise Reed via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:30
Hyun Sung Park def. Carlos Hernandez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:26
Tecia Pennington def. Luana Pinheiro via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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