Alibek Kuzhbaev earns nasty head kick KO
Watch Kuzhbaev’s wild knockout beneath.
WHAT. Alibek Kuzhbaev simply scored a 20 second spinning wheel kick KO within the NAIZA co-main. The knockouts this weekend have been loopy #NAIZA66 pic.twitter.com/9XKKGzR69Z
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 31, 2024
Kuzhbaev is the newest in a slew of rising expertise from Kazakhstan lately. Shavkat Rakhmonov, who’s unbeaten within the UFC, is on the verge of a possible welterweight title shot towards Belal Muhammad.
Kuzhbaev has gained 4 of his final 5 fights after an up-and-down begin to his skilled profession. Earlier than Naiza FC 66, he completed Mikhail Tarkhanov with a north-south choke in 2022.
Kuzhbaev’s two-year hiatus from competitors was as a consequence of accidents and combat cancelations. He’s now 7-3-0 contained in the cage.
The spinning wheel kick approach has risen to prominence during the last decade, particularly with prime strikers like Stephen Thompson and Michael ‘Venom’ Web page. However, heavyweight fighters have additionally landed the kick with fruitful outcomes, as evidenced by Chris Barnett at UFC 268.
Kuzhbaev tried the kick in latest fights towards Elvis Martins and Bagdog Olzhabay to no avail. However, this newest try labored out in a giant approach, incomes him his first profession knockout win.
As for Gharedaghi, he was making his second skilled look after successful his debut final December.
Naiza FC 66 featured a light-weight title headliner between Ramazan Gasanov and Igor Svirid.
