Rinya Nakamura rebounded from his first octagon loss Saturday at UFC on ESPN 71 with a quick finish of Nathan Fletcher.

Nakamura (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) needed just 62 seconds to stun Fletcher (9-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) with a body kick, drop him with a punch, then land a few shots on the ground for the TKO win in the bantamweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Check out the replay of the final sequence below (via X):

Rinya Nakamura finishes Nathan Fletcher #UFCVegas108pic.twitter.com/zlyzsS08Zt

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After his hand was raised, Nakamura said he is keen to get back in the octagon again in 2025 and keep his momentum going.

“The end of this year, I want to make it happen again,” Nakamura said in his post-fight interview. “I think I need two straight wins to call out anybody in the bantamweight division.”

Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 71 results:

• Rinya Nakamura def. Nathan Fletcher via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:02
• Rodolfo Vieira def. Tresean Gore via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Andrey Pulyaev def. Nick Klein via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:31
• Austin Bashi def. John Yannis via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:39
• Rafael Estevam def. Felipe Bunes via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Piera Rodriguez def. Ketlen Souza via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Vegas 108 video: Japan’s Rinya Nakamura scores 62-second TKO win

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