SALT LAKE CITY – Amir Albazi continued to show big potential in the flyweight division Saturday when he stopped Francisco Figueiredo on the UFC 278 prelims.
Albazi (15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) returned from a roughly 18-month layoff and added to his increasingly impressive record when he took advantage of Figueiredo (13-5-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC), the brother of UFC champ Deiveson Figueiredo, on the mat and scored a rear-naked choke submission victory at the 4:34 mark of Round 1.
Check out the replay of Albazi’s handiwork below (via Twitter):
