UFC 333 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi featured seven finishes, highlighted by Dominick Reyes’ first-round KO of Azamat Murzakanov.
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Dominick Reyes’ Saturday win was one of seven finishes at UFC 333 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, with the card producing knockouts and a submission in the first five rounds. Reyes stopped Azamat Murzakanov in Round 1 at 2:40 with a KO that came after a head kick followed by punches.
The evening also included a title defence by featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, who defeated Movsar Evloev via TKO (punches) in Round 2 at 4:54.
Other first-round stoppages saw Lone'er Kavanagh defeat Ramazan Temirov via TKO (punches) at 4:28, Aaron Pico defeat Losene Keita via TKO (punches) at 1:14, and Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev defeat Nikita Krylov via TKO (punches) at 2:38.
A submission finish occurred when Abus Magomedov defeated Cam Rowston via guillotine choke in Round 1 at 1:44.
The remaining KO was credited to Kody Steele, who knocked out Noah Gugnon in Round 1 at 3:54.
The win was also described as part of a recent turnaround for Reyes, who had a stretch of four straight losses before this result and now has five wins in his past six fights, with four knockouts and three finishes in the first round.
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