NEWARK, N.J. – Azamat Murzakanov finishes fights, even when he’s out of action for 10 months at a time.
At UFC 316 on Saturday, Murzakanov (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) finished Brendson Ribeiro with punches at 3:25 of Round 1 on the prelims at Prudential Center.
Murzakanov put Ribeiro on roller skates and charged for the finish.
Saturday’s fight was Murzakanov’s first since he was suspended for a positive drug test that was traced back to a tainted supplement. Since his UFC signing in 2021, Murzakanov has only competed five times – but has won all five and four by knockout.
Ribeiro has a two-fight winning streak snapped.
Up-to-the-minute UFC 316 results:
- Azamat Murzakanov def. Brendson Ribeiro via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:25
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Serghei Spivac via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Andreas Gustafsson def. Khaos Williams via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
- Wang Cong def. Ariane da Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- JooSang Yoo def. Jeka Saragih via KO (punch) – Round 1, 0:28
- Quillan Salkilld def. Yanal Ashmouz via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- MarQuel Mederos def. Mark Choinski via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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