Cesar Almeida scores insane comeback knockout

Cesar Almeida turned the tables on Abdul Razak Alhassan in violent trend at UFC Battle Evening 249.

After absorbing a knockdown from Alhassan (12-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC) early within the middleweight bout on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday, Almeida (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) received again to his ft and engaged in a firefight. He tucked his chin and related with an enormous punch, placing the lights out on his opponent in highlight-reel trend on the 4:16 mark of Spherical 1.

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Alhassan was down for a number of minutes after the knockout punch landed, however finally received as much as the stool and left the octagon underneath his personal energy.

Almeida, in the meantime celebrated the end result that was the excessive level of his early UFC profession.

“I knew after I accepted the the struggle it was a harmful struggle,” Almeida mentioned in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. “I knew I wanted this struggle to develop within the division and rise up there (within the rankings). He nearly completed the struggle, and I received again and located the KO. I’m so comfortable. Cesar ‘The King’ is again, motherf*ckers.”

Up-to-the-minute UFC Battle Evening 249 outcomes embrace:

Cesar Almeida def. Abdul Razak Alhassan by way of knockout (punch) – Spherical 1, 4:16
Roman Kopylov def. Chris Curtis by way of TKO (head kick) – Spherical 3, 4:59
Christian Rodriguez def. Austin Bashi by way of unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Punahele Soriano def. Uros Medic by way of knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 0:31
Felipe Bunes def. Jose Johnson by way of submission (armbar) – Spherical 1, 2:04
Marco Tulio def. Ihor Potieria by way of TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 3:04
Thiago Moises def. Trey Ogden by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Jacobe Smith def. Preston Parsons by way of knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 1:13
Ernesta Kareckaite def. Nicolle Caliari by way of break up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Bruno Lopes def. Magomed Gadzhiyasulov by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Fatima Kline def. Viktoriia Dudakova by way of TKO (elbows) – Spherical 2, 4:27
Nurullo Aliev def. Joe Solecki by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

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