Underdog Dominick Reyes stops Azamat Murzakanov with a first-round head kick at UFC 333
Reyes improved to 17-5 with the light heavyweight win, while Murzakanov fell to 16-2 after back-to-back defeats.
Dominick Reyes stopped Azamat Murzakanov at 2:40 of the first round of their light heavyweight bout at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Reyes, who went in as the underdog, hurt Murzakanov with a head kick and finished the fight with follow-up punches. The bout closed the preliminary card.
Reyes came into the fight at 16-5 after a split decision win over Johnny Walker at UFC 327 in April. Murzakanov, 16-1 going in, was knocked out by Paulo Costa on the same card.
The fight came straight after Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev's first-round stoppage of Nikita Krylov.
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