The UFC Bantamweight Division may have found its new Bogeyman on UFC 315.
From Montreal, Canada, UFC 315 started on Saturday evening 12 fights, led by two title fights: Belal Muhammad vs. Jack della Maddalena and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Manon Fiorot.
The first fight of the night took place at 135 pounds when two-time 'The Ultimate Fighter' champion Brad Katona looked to return to the win column at home.
In the way of the Canadian, a 0-1 beekat Almakhan, who had lost his promotion debut and subsequently lost Umar Nurmagomedov, champion Merab Dvalishvili's last title Challenger.
Almakhan dropped Nurmagomedov in particular in the first 30 seconds of their fight last year, but could not find the finish.
The inhabitant of Kazakhstan would not have the same problem in his follow -up fight against Katona and eliminate him in just over a minute for the first Ko defeat of Katona.
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Bekzat Almakhan sends herwing message to Bantamweight Division
At the age of 27 with a record of 12-2, Almakhan finally won in the largest stage in the world and announced to the division.
If someone who went three rounds with Umar Nurmagomedov in the short term, Almakhan does not think that his co -bantam weights stand in line to fight him after this performance.
“You haven't seen anything yet,” said Almakhan at the UFC 315 Post-Fight Press Conference.
“This is just the start for me. I am still very young. I have time to develop myself, to sharpen my skills.
“God knows that this will be a nightmare for this division,” Almakhan continued.
“Everyone will be afraid of me. I'm going to make sure I blow this division …”
Alkmakhan is asked if he had defeated Umar Nurmagomedov at a complete camp
When Almakhan received the call to fight against the 16-0 Umar Nurmagomedov in March 2024, he was not even signed at the UFC.
Almakhan and top candidate Cory Sandhagen were the only hunters who wanted to fight against Nurmagomedov last year. , Signed at the UFC for Nurmagomedov, Almakhan almost made use of the possibility of your life and hit the unbeaten hunter in the opening for 30 seconds of round 1.
The rest of the fight was one -way traffic for Nurmagomedov, although he could not finish Almakhan on his way to a unanimous decision victory.
After Almakhan's victory over Katona, some fans wondered how Almakhan would have done against Nurmagomedov with a full training camp.
“I don't want to think about the past,” said Almakhan, when he was asked if he would have defeated Nurmagomedov at a complete camp.
“It happened as it happened.
“I know that things could have been different. Many things could have been different. We didn't have a complete camp, but it is what it is. It has already happened.
“I don't want to think about the past,” said Almakhan.
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