Amir Albazi beat Alessandro Costa via a spectacular knockout in the third round in their flyweight bout at UFC Fight Night Cannonier vs. Strickland. With the win, ‘The Prince’ kept his record of being undefeated in the octagon intact.
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Albazi was on a four-fight win streak, while Costa had won five out of his last five bouts.
Fans react to Amir Albazi’s KO win at UFC Vegas 66
The #8 ranked Albazi faced the unranked Costa who has a win on Dana White’s Contender Series. The flyweight clash on UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland started rather slowly with both fighters trying to get a read on the other.
While Albazi kept making occasional takedown attempts, Costa threw leg kicks to keep his opponent in check. However, Albazi dropped the Brazilian Costa early in the second with a right cross. The Iraqi native dominated from the top position for the rest of the round to secure a dominant round 4.
The 29-year-old gained top position again in the third, but Costa got back to his feet earlier than in the second. Despite his urgency, he fell to a perfect uppercut from Albazi shortly after. Albazi followed Costa to the ground and finished the affair with a few more solid shots.
This also marked Albazi’s first win by knockout inside the octagon. He has now won five in a row with four of those under the UFC banner, making him a serious contender in the flyweight division.
Amir Albazi with the finish 🔥 #UFCVegas66 pic.twitter.com/cLmHFUj6hj
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) December 18, 2022
Douglas Crosby scores this fight a majority draw via tko
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) December 18, 2022
The inevitable Amir Albazi vs Muhammad Mokaev fight is going to be a blast #UFCVegas66
— José Youngs (@JoseYoungs) December 18, 2022
A fan loved the card.
Dude this cards amazing
— MMA Gone Wild🥋 (@mmagonewild) December 18, 2022
Damon Martin was in awe with the fighter’s performance.
Amir Albazi is a problem, ya'll.
A nasty third-round knockout with a beautiful uppercut. Can we please get Albazi a higher ranked opponent now? #UFCVegas66
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) December 18, 2022
A social media user felt the fighter was going to be the next big thing in the industry.
Uppercut into oblivion. Beaut. #UFCVegas66
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) December 18, 2022
The finish left people wanting more.
Hell of a finish by Albazi.
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) December 18, 2022
In his post-fight interview, the Iraqi mentioned his car broke down during fight week and asked for the $50 K bonus to get a new one.
Additionally, the fighter once also trolled Joe Rogan at UFC 278 by pretending to not speak English. While most fighters are starstruck upon meeting the commentator, Albazi decided to have some fun at Rogan’s expense.
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