Nazim Sadykhov brought a 13-fight decision streak in the UFC cage to a brutal end at UFC on ABC 8 when he knocked out Nikolas Motta.
Azerbaijan’s Sadykhov (11-1-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC) sent the Baku crowd into a frenzy when, after a back-and-forth war for nearly two rounds, he blasted and dropped a bloodied Motta (15-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) for the TKO finish at the 4:17 mark of Round 2 at Baku Crystal Hall.
Check out the replay of the final sequence below (via X):
After the fight, an elated Sadykhov, who remained unbeaten in his UFC career, sent a passionate message to his fans.
“You’re going to have to kill me if you want to put me away in Baku, Azerbaijan,” Sadykhov said in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping.
Between UFC on ESPN 69 in Atlanta a week ago and Saturday’s event in Baku, the UFC saw 13 straight decision results until Sadykhov brought that dubious streak to an end.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Baku results:
- Nazim Sadykhov def. Nikolas Motta via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:17
- Muhammad Naimov def. Bogdan Grad via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Seok Hyun Ko def. Oban Elliott via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- JunYong Park def. Ismail Naurdiev via unanimous decision (29-26, 29-26, 29-25)
- Daria Zhelezniakova def. Melissa Mullins via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Klaudia Sygula def. Irina Alekseeva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Tagr Ulanbekov Def. Azat Makkm Via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Mohammed Usman def. Hamdy Abdelwahab via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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