Fatima Kline celebrated her birthday in type.
The blue-chip strawweight prospect opened UFC Nashville with a formidable end of Melissa Martinez, catching her with a head kick within the third spherical and blistering her with strikes to drive the stoppage.
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Kline entered the UFC Nashville preliminary opener as an enormous favourite and her efficiency lived as much as the hype as she out-struck Martinez for almost all of the primary two rounds. The all the time recreation Martinez regarded to commerce with Kline on the toes, however was constantly crushed to the punch.
Reasonably than cruise to a choice victory, Kline completely timed a head kick that dropped a dazed Martinez. Kline adopted with floor punches till referee Jimmy Neely stepped in to wave off the bout on the 2:36 mark of Spherical 3.
Kline (8-1), who turned 25 on Saturday, has now received two straight fights since returning to the 115-pound division after making her UFC debut on brief discover as a flyweight.
On the opposite facet, Martinez (7-2) falls to 1-2 within the UFC.
