Mingyang (18-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) maintained his rate of finishing his opponent in the first round in all of his career wins when a perfect short left elbow dropped Diaz (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and led to a flurry of ground-and-pound to end the light heavyweight bout less than 3 minutes in at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

Zhang Mingyang earned his 18th career finish at UFC Macau, putting away Ozzy Diaz with a picture-perfect elbow strike in the opening round.

Four fighters pocketed an extra $50,000 each in Performance of the Night bonuses after an action-packed UFC Macau in China this Saturday, the company announced. No Fight of the Night checks were handed out.

Ozzy Diaz and Zhang Mingyang look to establish their names at 205 pounds. How long will the UFC Macau main card opener last?

UFC Macau opens in the Light Heavyweight Division. Check out our UFC odds series for our Mingyang-Diaz prediction and pick.

China's light-heavyweight destroyer Mingyang Zhang will welcome former LFA middleweight champion Ozzy Diaz to Macau at UFC Macau.

Light heavyweight fighter Ozzy Diaz might not be a name casual MMA fans know, but they soon will. Diaz (9-2) is making his UFC debut when he takes on China's Zhang Mingyang (17-6) on the main card of the next UFC Fight Night.