EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Aiemann Zahabi hopes to follow in the footsteps of Ilia Topuria and put away one of the most durable fighters in octagon history at UFC Fight Night 246.
After Topuria shocked the world and became the first to knock out Max Holloway at UFC 308 this past weekend, Zahabi (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) wants to put the first knockout or submission blemish on the record of Pedro Munhoz (20-9 MMA, 10-9 UFC), whom he meets in a bantamweight bout on Saturday at Rogers Place (ESPN+).
“You never know,” Zahabi told MMA Junkie at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 246 media day. “People said Max Holloway would never be finished and then Topuria did it. That gives me a lot of confident that I can do it too. … There’s always a possibility. But the training camp, the main idea was we’re going to decision but he’s never been finished. Never been subbed, never been KO’d. So I’m ready to go all night.”
