Featherweight MMA standout Alibek Kuzhbaev delivered a knockout-of-the-year contender this weekend whereas competing in his dwelling nation.
Whereas it was a comparatively quiet weekend with no UFC or PFL occasions to maintain us entertained, there was loads of motion for hardcore MMA followers on the regional degree. Emanating from Aktau, Kazakhstan, Naiza Preventing Championship delivered a 10-fight card headlined by an NFC middleweight championship scrap between Ramazan Gasanov and Igor Svirid.
Nevertheless, it was the co-main occasion that had everybody speaking when Kuzhbaev, a winner in three of his final 4, returned to the cage for a scrap with Ali Gharedaghi.
20 seconds into the competition, Kuzhbaev uncorked a spinning wheel kick that caught Gharedaghi clear on the chin and despatched him crashing to the canvas.
MMA prospect Alibek Kuzhbaev now has 5 finishes in seven victories
The win moved Alibek Kuzhbaev to 7-3 in his blended martial arts profession with 5 of his victories coming inside the gap, together with three submissions and two KOs.
Kuzhbaev beforehand tried the kick throughout fights towards Elvis Martins and Bagdog Olzhabay. Clearly, the third time was the cost for the rising prospect from Kazakhstan.
Kuzhbaev is the most recent in a latest surge of noteworthy abilities popping out of the Central Asian nation, essentially the most notable being top-five ranked UFC welterweight contender Shavkat Rakhmonov. Going 18-0 with a 100% end price, ‘Nomad’ is favored to problem newly minted 170-pound champion, Belal Muhammad, even when ‘Bear in mind The Title’ is desperately attempting to push Kamaru Usman onto the Kazakh first.
