Sean Strickland had to overcome an early scare, but once he recovered and settled in, he was able to end the night early.
In the main event of UFC on ESPN 47 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Strickland (27-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) faced Abus Magomedov (25-4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who entered his second bout with the promotion. Although he started well, Magomedov fell to Strickland by TKO at 4:20 in Round 2.
Magomedov was active with leg kicks in the opening exchanges. He added a punching combination that landed well, but when Strickland looked to respond with a left hand, Magomedov’s extended fingers caused a nasty eye poke. The fight was paused for nearly three minutes of recovery time for Strickland, but the fight would continue, and Magomedov picked up right where he left off.
