Alonzo Menifield silenced the hometown crowd and handed Zhang Mingyang one other crushing setback at UFC Macau.
Menifield delivered a statement-making efficiency, stopping Chinese language finisher Zhang through first-round TKO in a chaotic firefight within the co-main event on Saturday night.
From the opening bell, each males got here ahead searching for a end. “Mountain Tiger” opened aggressively with kicks and combos, however Alonzo Menifield rapidly settled into the competition, touchdown sharp calf kicks and heavy punches of his personal. The exchanges grew more and more violent because the spherical progressed, with neither fighter prepared to present floor.
Atomic” additionally discovered success within the clinch, utilizing his bodily energy to pin Zhang towards the fence and sluggish the American’s momentum. Though Zhang managed to reverse positions and fireplace again with knees and elbows, Menifield remained composed and continued looking for openings.
The turning level got here throughout a livid alternate within the ultimate minute of the spherical.
After absorbing some heavy photographs from Zhang, Alonzo Menifield answered with a devastating punch that dropped the “Mountain Tiger”. Zhang managed to return to his toes, however the veteran smelled blood and instantly swarmed with one other barrage of energy photographs alongside the fence.
Unable to intelligently defend himself, Zhang was left on the mercy of “Atomic’s” assault till the referee stepped in to cease the competition at 4:15 of the opening spherical.
The victory marks a powerful bounce-back efficiency for Alonzo Menifield, who was coming off a first-round knockout loss to Volkan Oezdemir final November. He’s now 11-6-1 within the UFC and 18-6-1 as knowledgeable.
In the meantime, for Mingyang, the loss marks his second straight defeat after coming into the competition on the heels of a setback to Johnny Walker at UFC Shanghai in August 2025. The 27-year-old now holds a UFC file of 3-2 and sees his skilled mark fall to 19-8.
