Violent Means Carry Daniil Donchenko into ‘TUF 33’ Welterweight Final

Daniil Donchenko trades in fight-ending damage.

The 24-year-old Ukrainian on Tuesday put himself in position to compete for an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract, as he dispatched Matt Dixon with first-round punches in “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 33 welterweight semifinals at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The decisive victory thrusts Donchenko into a showdown with Team Cormier stablemate Rodrigo Sezinando in the 170-pound final.

Dixon was simply outgunned. Donchenko shredded him with standing elbows, one of which tore open a horrendous gash above his right eye. He swarmed Dixon with punches, forced him to retreat to the canvas and connected with at least one illegal hammerfist to the back…