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It took Davion Franklin just 21 seconds to stay unbeaten and take out an opponent in a very familiar way.
Franklin (4-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) drilled Everett Cummings (15-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) with a front kick to the right oblique and buckled his leg. A moment later, Franklin threw a right kick to the head and further stunned Cummings, and when he hit the canvas, it took Franklin just a few punches to get the stoppage.
After Cummings got back to his feet, he was limping thanks to the front kick. Then he had to take a stool. The kick was the same kind former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, a Franklin training partner in New Mexico, has used throughout his career.
Heavy hands, All Day!@DavionGoAllDay moves to 4️⃣-0️⃣ with this epic 21 second KO.#Bellator264 is LIVE now on @SHOsports. pic.twitter.com/wjiYru7MrD
— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) August 14, 2021
“I was just thinking about putting him out – taking him out in the first round,” Franklin said in his post-fight interview. “That was my goal this whole time.”
Then Franklin made a major callout: Cheick Kongo, who headlines Bellator 265 next week against Serghei Karitonov.
“Cheick Kongo, step up,” Franklin said in reference to a Kongo social media post predicting Cummings would submit Franklin. “You’ll get done the same way – if not, worse.”
Franklin’s heavyweight win over Cummings was part of the Bellator 264 main card at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card aired on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
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