UFC 144 results: Hatsu Hioki starts and finishes strong against Bart Palaszewski | MMAjunkie.com

SAITAMA, Japan – Hatsu Hioki performance at UFC 144 justified longtime hype far more than his debut showing did. Dominating in the first and third rounds, Hioki pitched a shutout on the judges scorecards against tough featherweight veteran Bart Palaszewski.

The bout served as the second fight of UFC 144s pay-per-view main card, which took place Saturday at Saitama Super Arena in Saitma, Japan. It followed prelims on FX and Facebook.From the get-go, Palaszewski was operating at a deficit. In the second exchange of the fight, Hioki dropped him with a…

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