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Matt Erickson and Mike Bohn

Shara Magomedov commits to Israel Adesanya pursuit after UFC 308, just like their kickboxing days

ABU DHABI – After what is likely to go down as one of the most highlight reel-worthy knockouts in UFC history, Shara Magomedov brought part of his focus back to a longtime pursuit.

Magomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) stayed unbeaten Saturday when he took out Armen Petrosyan (9-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) with a second-round TKO to open the UFC 308 main card at Etihad Arena. The finish was far from an ordinary one, though.

Magomedov threw a spinning backfist, and as soon as the first one was about to land, he pivoted and threw another with the opposite arm. It landed clean, and Petrosyan was done, with the only thing left being his unfortunate immortalization on the wrong end of the Shara “Bullet” highlight.

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