Michal Oleksiejczuk was able to outlast Chidi Njokuani at UFC Fight Night 225.
Oleksiejczuk (19-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) vs. Njokuani (22-10 MMA, 2-3 UFC) was a wild affair while it lasted. Njokuani showed off his muay Thai early, punishing Oleksiejczuk with devastating knees to the body in the clinch, as well as a low kick which had Oleksiejczuk in trouble.
But once Oleksiejczuk was able to land the takedown, he capitalized by finishing a tired Njokuani with ground and pound to score the first-round TKO at the 4:16 of Round 1 Saturday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.
Check out the replay of Oleksiejczuk’s finish below (via Twitter):
Michal Oleksiejczuk brought the hurt in round 1 😤 #UFCSingapore pic.twitter.com/e4Wurmyb1y
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 26, 2023
Oleksiejczuk has now finished three of his past four fights, rebounding from his submission loss to Caio Borralho in April.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 225 results include:
- Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Chidi Njokuani via TKO (puches) – Round 1, 4:16
- Song Kenan def. Rolando Bedoya via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Billy Goff def. Yusaku Kinoshita via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:49
- JJ Aldrich def. Liang Na via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:49
- Seungwoo Choi def. Jarno Errens via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 225.
