UFC on FOX 28 results: Sam Alvey gets masterful knockout of Marcin Prachnio

ORLANDO, Fla. – Normally a middleweight, Sam Alvey took a light heavyweight fight against Marcin Prachnio to stay busy. He’s no doubt glad he did.

Alvey (32-10 MMA, 9-5 UFC) got back in the win column with a first-round TKO of UFC newcomer Prachnio (13-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC). A walkoff right hand ended Prachnio’s night at the 4:23 mark of the first round.

The light heavyweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC on FOX 28 event at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass ahead of the rest of the card on FOX.

Prachnio, an elite-level kickboxer, circled outside with Alvey looking cautious in the middle. When Prachnio threw a spinning back kick 45 seconds into the round, Alvey caught it and tripped him to the canvas and immediately tried to take advantage. He looked Prachnio’s head up, then kept it tied up once Prachnio scrambled back to his feet.

Prachnio worked knees to Alvey’s legs to try to get him to free the headlock. Midway through the round, Alvey finally had to break it off and let Prachnio go back to the middle. Alvey danced away from a left hand. Alvey tried a high kick of his own 30 seconds later and had it blocked. A hard leg kick from Alvey with 75 seconds left nearly took Prachnio off his feet.

With 50 seconds left, with Prachnio coming forward, Alvey caught him with a big right hand. And seconds later, Prachnio put his hands down and confidentally tried to march Alvey down. Alvey made him pay with another firecracker of a right hand. It was a walkoff TKO for Alvey, who naturally smiled in a big way befitting his nickname.

“I accepted 205, and two days later Daniel Cormier went up to heavyweight – I’m not saying it’s because of me, but I don’t know …,” Alvey said. “I’ll tell you what the future holds for me: Gian Villante. You’re one of the coolest dudes in the UFC. I know you hit hard. I want you to know I hit hard.”

Alvey is back in the win column after a decision loss this past October. He has alternated wins and losses his past five fights, but has won six of his past eight overall. Prachnio had an eight-fight winning streak snapped and lost for the first time in more than three years. Before signing with the UFC, he had four straight wins under the ONE Championship banner.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on FOX 28 results include:

• Sam Alvey def. Marcin Prachnio via TKO (punch) – Round 1, 4:23
• Rani Yahya def. Russell Doane via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 2:32
• Alex Perez def. Eric Shelton via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Manny Bermudez def. Albert Morales via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 2:33

For complete covearge of UFC on FOX 28, check out the UFC Events section of the site.