Michael Chandler brutally knocked out at UFC White House as Mauricio Ruffy proposes after victory

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Mauricio Ruffy dominated Michael Chandler in a statement victory at UFC White House on Sunday before proposing to his fiancée.The Brazilian cracked Chandler with two nasty spinning wheel kicks that had the American on wobbly legs, finding the finish with an array of blows with 31 seconds left in round one.Ruffy lit up Chandler at all stages of the opening roundGettyThe 29-year-old dropped Chandler with his second spinning wheel kick before finishing the fight on the canvasGettyThe top-ranked lightweight clash came after Diego Lopes scored a stunning knockout over Steve Garcia to kick off the historic UFC White House event.Bo Nickal, too, had emphatically finished Kyle Daukaus at 185lbs before celebrating with US President Donald Trump.Ruffy, the biggest betting favourite on the card, was expected to go out and finish a 40-year-old Chandler early.And the No. 10-ranked UFC lightweight did exactly that, showing off all kinds of deadly weapons he possesses in the process.“Thank you for everything, Dana White, congratulations on this spectacular event,” Ruffy said after thanking his family.“I’ve been training so much to be the champion of this division and I’m so happy with this win.”Speaking about fighting for the title, with his division’s belt on the line in Ilia Topuria‘s headliner against Justin Gaethje later in the evening, Ruffy added: “I want to be the champion. I do believe that I’m next up for the title shot.“We’ve been having some conversations.”The 29-year-old then went off-script, asking his partner to marry him on the grandest stage of them all.“What better place to ask my wife to get married!” Ruffy said.View Tweet: https://x.com/hashtag/UFCWhiteHouse?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwIt was quite the spectacle at the White House on Sunday eveningGettyUS President Donald Trump had a front row seat for the action, embracing Bo Nickal after his victory in the second fight of the nightGettyBREAKING NEWS… more to follow.