Amir Albazi keeps rolling.
In a flyweight main card bout at UFC Fight Night 216, Albazi (16-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) finished newcomer Alessandro Costa (12-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at the 2:13 mark of Round 3. The event took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
A wicked right uppercut from Albazi floored Costa. Two follow up punches put the lights out completely and a third punch (luckily for Albazi) missed. Referee Keith Peterson dove in and called off the fight and saved Costa.
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— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 18, 2022
The win was Albazi’s fourth win and third finish in four UFC appearances. He originally was scheduled to fight Brandon Royval, but Royval pulled out with an injury. Costa’s seven-fight winning streak came to an end.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 216 results include:
- Amir Albazi def. Alessandro Costa via TKO (punches) – Round 3,
- Alex Caceres def. Julian Erosa via knockout (head kick) – Round 1, 3:04
- Drew Dober def. Bobby Green via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:45
- Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Cody Brundage via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:16
- Cory McKenna def. Cheyanne Vlismas via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Matthew Semelsberger def. Jake Matthews via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Said Nurmagomedov def. Saidyokub Kakhramonov via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 3:50
- Rafael Garcia def. Maheshate via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Bryan Battle via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-27)
- Manel Kape def. David Dvorak via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Sergey Morozov def. Journey Newson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 216.
