UFC Fight Night 106 results: Edson Barboza turns out Beneil Dariush's lights with sickening knee

FORTALEZA, Brazil – Add more footage to Edson Barboza’s highlight reel.

Beneil Dariush’s (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) early success crowding Barboza (19-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) backfired spectacularly when the Brazilian went airborne with a knee and caught him flush.

The lightweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 106 event at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It aired on FS1 following additional prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The fight came to a violent end at the 3:35 mark of the second frame when Dariush crumpled with the force of the blow. It was Barboza’s third straight win and another bonus-worthy finish after going to the scorecards in five of his six previous UFC bouts.

Wary of falling prey to Barboza’s kicks, which five years ago produced one of the promotion’s most awe-inspiring knockouts, Dariush came forward from the opening bell. Barboza met the advance with punches, and both men scored. But Dariush turned the tables on Barboza’s supposed advantage, landing more with his legs. And he came out ahead in punches with an overhand left that consistently scored.

Barboza tried harder to stop Dariush with a body kick and counter-punches as the second frame got underway. When a takedown attempt came, he wriggled free. Still, he kept getting caught by Dariush’s left. Then Dariush closed the distance without protecting himself, and Barboza turned out the lights.

The knockout loss is Dariush’s second in the UFC after a first-round stoppage three years ago at UFC Fight Night 39. He now goes back to the drawing board after a pair of wins over James Vick and Rashid Magomedov, respectively.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 106 results include:

• Edson Barboza def. Beneil Dariush via knockout (knee) – Round 2, 3:35
• Ray Borg def. Jussier Formiga via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Bethe Correia vs. Marion Reneau declared majority draw (29-27 Reneau, 28-28, 28-28)
• Alex Oliveira def. Tim Means via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:38
• Kevin Lee def. Francisco Trinaldo via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:12
• Sergio Moraes def. Davi Ramos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Joe Soto def. Rani Yahya via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
• Michel Prazeres def. Josh Burkman via submission (north-south choke) – Round 1, 1:42
• Jeremy Kennedy def. Rony Jason via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
• Paulo Borrachinha def. Garreth McLellan via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:17

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 106, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Fernanda Prates contributed to this report on site in Fortaleza.)