Diyar Nurgozhay left it till the ultimate second, however nonetheless discovered a brutal end to maintain his promotional resurgence rolling at UFC Vegas 120.
Nurgozhay and Bruno Lopes spent many of the opening minutes buying and selling kicks and dealing from vary, with neither gentle heavyweight capable of set up a transparent benefit. That modified when Nurgozhay landed a clear shot that despatched Lopes crashing to the canvas.
Lopes in some way managed to show the sequence right into a takedown try, however Nurgozhay shortly returned to his toes and went straight again on the assault. The Kazakh fighter started unloading alongside the fence, repeatedly hurting Lopes earlier than forcing the referee to intervene with only one second remaining in Spherical 1.
The victory gave Nurgozhay his second straight UFC win after starting his promotional run with consecutive stoppage defeats. The 29-year-old improved to 12-2 professionally and 2-2 within the UFC, whereas Lopes dropped to 14-4 general and 1-3 contained in the Octagon.
For Nurgozhay, the outcome at UFC Vegas 120 marks a outstanding turnaround after his difficult start in the promotion. He has now received back-to-back fights in 2026 and seems to be discovering the shape that made him an intriguing gentle heavyweight prospect.
