The world of combat sports just got a little more violent.Co-founded by Mike Perry, Dirty Boxing Championship is here to stay - or so it seems, after a thunderous knockout from former UFC star Yoel Romero dropped jaws at their debut event on Saturday night in Florida.

Former UFC and Bellator title challenger Yoel Romero wasted little time dispatching his opponent at the very first Dirty Boxing Championship event.

Former UFC star turned BKFC superstar ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry hosted his first-ever combat sports event over the weekend; a private boxing showcase that ended in a brutal knockout for MMA icon Yoel Romero.

Like much of Dirty Boxing's debut show, which was held as a private event at an undisclosed location in Miami, Romero’s involvement was kept under wraps until he unexpectedly showed up to Friday's weigh-in for a heavyweight showdown against Power Slap veteran Duane Crespo.

Yoel Romero still has it at 47 years of age. The former UFC title challenger helped ring in the debut event for Dirty Boxing Championship (DBC), which is a promotion created by bareknuckle brawler and former UFC fighter Mike Perry.

UFC star Yoel Romero scored a vicious first-round knockout at the inaugural Dirty Boxing Championship event in Miami. Romero’s return to action on Saturday night came as a shock to everyone as the promotion opted to provide little detail on its first-ever event until it was time

Check out UFC and Bellator veteran Yoel Romero as he demolishes Dana White’s Power Slap fighter Duane Crespo at Saturday’s Dirty Boxing Championship event.