Luke Riley made his UFC 329 moment violent in a hurry, stopping Kai Kamaka III in the first round on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Official result: Riley defeated Kamaka III by TKO with punches at 3:03 of Round 1 in their featherweight bout. The stoppage moved Riley to 13-0, while Kamaka fell to 18-7-1.
The fight turned when Riley found Kamaka with clean punches in open space. Kamaka tried to answer back and reset near the fence, but Riley stayed in range, kept his hands moving, and forced the exchange to break his way.
A knockdown opened the door for the finish. Riley followed with a fast barrage of punches, giving Kamaka no real chance to clear his head or change the position before the referee stepped in. The sequence ended at 3:03, giving Riley a first-round TKO on the UFC 329 prelims.
Riley’s finish clips from UFC 329
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THE ENGLISH START OUT TONIGHT ON FIRE 🏴
Luke Riley gets the TKO in R1 after a barrage of punches!
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Luke Riley shushed the corner after that TKO 🤫
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BEDTIME after Luke Riley hits you 👊
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What the win changes for Riley
Riley came into the night unbeaten and left with the kind of finish that travels faster than a scorecard. He did not need a long build or a slow read of Kamaka’s rhythm. Once he had Kamaka reacting to punches, the fight became a race Kamaka could not slow down.
Kamaka brought far more pro experience into the matchup, but Riley’s pressure made that gap feel smaller once the exchanges heated up. The result also gave the UFC 329 prelims another early finish after Ryan Gandra’s 75-second knockout win over Zach Reese earlier on the card.
The card continues in Las Vegas with bigger names still waiting, including the McGregor-Holloway rematch at the top. MiddleEasy has the full UFC 329 schedule and Paramount+ details, plus the final McGregor vs. Holloway weigh-in video from fight week.
