Hecht ‘overwhelmed’ after debut success

JAKE HECHT will return to Cork tomorrow after enjoying a successful debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday night.

Hecht defeated Rich Attonito in a welterweight clash at UFC 140 at the 18,000-capacity Air Canada Centre in Toronto, securing the win by a TKO in the second round.

The 27-year-old spent most of the first round on his back and withstood an onslaught of strikes from Attonito, after he had been taken down early on.