PARIS – Volkan Oezdemir wasted no time at UFC Fight Night 226.
Oezdemir (19-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC) stunned Bogdan Guskov (14-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on the feet and pounced on him for his first submission win in over 11 years. The rear-naked choke finish came at the 3:46 mark of Round 1 on Saturday at Accor Arena.
Check out the replay of Oezdemir’s finish below (via Twitter):
Volkan Oezdemir locks in for the submission win 🔒 #UFCParis pic.twitter.com/GW6ITiVEWD
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 2, 2023
Oezdemir has won two of his past three fights. Saturday marked his first finish since August 2019. Guskov has a four-fight winning streak snapped.
Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 226 include:
- Volkan Oezdemir def. Bogdan Guskov via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:46
- William Gomis def. Yanis Ghemmouri via TKO (body kick) – Round 3, 2:20
- Morgan Charriere def. Manolo Zecchini via TKO (body kick) – Round 1, 3:51
- Taylor Lapilus def. Caolan Loughran via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Ange Loosa def. Rhys McKee via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Nora Cornolle def. Joselyne Edwards via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Farid Basharat def. Kleydson Rodrigues via submission (arm triangle) – Round 1, 4:15
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Zarah Fairn via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-37, 30-27)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 226.
