ABU DHABI – “41 years young!” Muslim Salikhov came up big as an underdog at UFC on ABC 9.
Salikhov (22-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) landed a brutal overhand right to take out Carlos Leal (22-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at the 0:42 mark of Round 1 in their welterweight bout Saturday at Etihad Arena.
Check out the replay of Salikhov’s finish below (via X):
Salikhov, who was a 5-1 underdog, has now won three fights in a row. As he planned, he used his mic time to call out Stephen Thompson.
