Nursulton Ruziboev picked up proper the place he left off after greater than a yr away from competitors.
Marking his fiftieth skilled bout, the Uzbek veteran delivered one other dominant efficiency at UFC Baku, submitting Andrey Pulyaev with a first-round rear-naked choke.
“Black” instantly took the middle of the cage and pressured his opponent from the opening bell. Pulyaev tried to maintain the veteran at vary with lengthy strikes and kicks, however one mistimed physique kick modified all the complexion of the struggle.
Ruziboev instantly took the middle of the cage and pressured his opponent from the opening bell. Pulyaev tried to maintain the veteran at vary with lengthy strikes and kicks, however one mistimed physique kick modified all the complexion of the struggle.
Ruziboev caught the kick and effortlessly transformed it right into a takedown. Though Pulyaev briefly labored his means again to his toes, the previous middleweight contender by no means allowed him any respiratory room. Ruziboev stayed connected within the clinch earlier than dragging the Russian again to the canvas and shortly taking his again.
The 31-year-old patiently softened Pulyaev up with quick punches whereas sustaining each hooks and controlling each motion. As soon as his opponent’s protection started to fade, Ruziboev slipped his arm below the chin and tightened the choke till Pulyaev misplaced consciousness on the 3:58 mark of the opening spherical.
With this victory, Nursulton Ruziboev improves his report to 37-9-2 general and 5-1 contained in the Octagon. The 32-year-old additionally stays unbeaten at middleweight in the UFC at 5-0, with 4 of these wins coming by stoppage.
