Rhys McKee's UFC debut lasted just over three minutes on Saturday night.
The Ballymena man was stopped by Khamzat Chimaev - one of the UFC's best prospects right now - in the first round of their welterweight encounter.
The fight was the opening bout on the main card at the promotion's latest 'Fight Island' event at the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi.
Just seconds into the fight, the 24-year-old McKee wasn't even on the back foot, he wasn't on either foot as Chimaev picked up his opponent and carried him across the octagon.
Khamzat Chimaev is just a monster 💪
The first thing he did was pick Rhys McKee up and carry him to his corner so he could work his GNP in front of the opposition team 😳 pic.twitter.com/8hs6zLBTyx— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) July 26, 2020
McKee ended up on the canvas and it was there he would stay until Rich Mitchell stepped in to stop the fight with the Irishman unable to answer a barrage of punches.
McKee had taken the fight on just six days notice. His last bout had been back in November when he won at a Cagewarriors event in Cork.
Chimaev's victory set a new record for the quickest set of wins in UFC history. The Swede, now 8-0, had beaten John Phillips, also in a Fight Island event, 11 days ago.
Khamzat Chimaev is a PROBLEM! 😤
He finishes Rhys McKee and gets his second win in 10 days. In different weight classes! 😳 #UFCFightIsland3 pic.twitter.com/IqAF8rm1Br— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) July 26, 2020
"I can fight after one hour maybe,” Chimaev said after the fight.
"If somebody is injured, I’m here. I’m going to smash everybody. It doesn’t matter. I’m going to smash everybody.
"How many fighters in the welterweight division? I can smash all of them."
Dare to dream, 6 days notice we step up congratulations to @KChimaev a real beast look forward to seeing him fight again, I will be back better as I always am ❤️
— Rhys McKee (@RhysMcKee) July 26, 2020
