Abdul Razak Alhassan exited the cage at UFC Struggle Night time 249 nonetheless a bit woozy Saturday after he suffered a scary knockout loss to Cesar Almeida.
The knockout sequence, which is already being billed as a possible Knockout of the Yr contender only one present into the promotion’s 2025 schedule, noticed Alhassan (12-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) cost towards Almeida (7-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) after some profitable offense, solely to be knocked stiff with an enormous punch.
Almeida was nonetheless not again to his ft when the printed returned from business. He struggled to sit down upright on the stool as his nook and promotion and fee officers tried to help him.
Nonetheless, Alhassan in the end left the cage underneath his personal energy and appeared, in response to his video message, to be checked out at a medical facility.
“I’m sorry followers,” Alhassan stated in an Instagram story put up hours after the combat. “I obtained grasping and I obtained caught. No excuses. I’m sorry to my followers, my true followers. I obtained grasping and went for it and obtained caught. There’s nothing I can do however cry myself to sleep.”
Alhassan, 39, has been with the UFC since 2016. Eight of his 14 UFC appearances have ended by knockout, many being victories. Saturday’s loss marked the third combat in a row he didn’t seize a victory.
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