Shanelle Dyer Stops Elise Reed With Third-Round TKO
Her back-to-back knockouts signal a rising, knockout-focused threat in the strawweight division.
Overview
- Shanelle Dyer stopped Elise Reed by TKO at 1:42 of round three at UFC Sacramento on Saturday, Aug. 22, after a one-sided fight at Golden 1 Center.
- Dyer built the win with size, powerful leg kicks and high-volume combinations that left Reed bleeding from the ear and with a cut to the face.
- Reed’s corner briefly debated stopping the fight after round two but she chose to continue and the referee halted the bout during a final 25-punch barrage.
- The victory improves Dyer’s UFC record to 2-0 with consecutive knockout finishes and underlines her self-described striking-first identity.
- Dyer’s post-fight call for more knockouts highlights a stylistic debate in the division and raises the prospect that matchmakers will test her takedown defense with higher-ranked grapplers next.