There are good first impressions – after which there’s the picture-perfect knockout blow Nursulton Ruziboev landed at UFC on ESPN 47.
Saturday on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Ruziboev (35-8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) launched himself to the worldwide audiences – and his fist to the face of Brunno Ferreira (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC). In what nearly regarded like a battle scene out of a serious movement image, Ruziboev displayed impeccable timing when he caught Ferreira’s kick, got here excessive with a punch, and blasted his opponent clear off the bottom.
As Ferreira flew backward each of his ft flew towards the sky and he landed sq. on his again. Ruziboev blasted him with just a few extra punches till the referee dove in. The stoppage got here at 1:17 of Spherical 1.
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After the battle, Ruziboev was extraordinarily emotional on the microphone, barely in a position to get any phrases out whereas he spoke with UFC commentator Michael Bisping.
Ruziboev, 29, had 44 skilled MMA bouts previous to his short-notice UFC signing. The victory Saturday extends his successful streak to 9.
Ferreira, 30, is a Dana White’s Contender Sequence signee who gained his promotional debut vs. Gregory Rodrigues by knockout.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 47 outcomes embrace:
Nursulton Ruziboev def. Brunno Ferreira through knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 1:17
Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Kevin Lee through technical submission (guillotine choke) – Spherical 1, 0:55
Joanderson Brito def. Westin Wilson through knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 2:54
Karol Rosa def. Yana Santos through cut up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Elves Brener def. Guram Kutateladze through TKO (punches) – Spherical 3, 3:17
Luana Carolina def. Ivana Petrovic through unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Alexandr Romanov def. Blagoy Ivanov through unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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