Dominick Reyes delivered a decisive first-round knockout at UFC 333, bouncing back with a statement finish inside the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Reyes overwhelmed Azamat Murzakanov with a flurry of ground-and-pound strikes after dropping him with a devastating head kick midway through the opening round.
UFC 333 Results and Finishes
Following a difficult run of four consecutive losses that began with a closely contested light heavyweight championship bout against Jon Jones, Reyes has now secured five victories in his last six appearances. Four of those recent wins have come via knockout, with three ending in the opening round, as reported by sports.yahoo.com.
The event in Abu Dhabi featured a total of seven finishes across the fight card. Alexander Volkanovski successfully defended his featherweight title by defeating Movsar Evloev via technical knockout from punches at 4:54 of the second round.
Other preliminary and main card stoppages included Lone’er Kavanagh securing a first-round TKO over Ramazan Temirov at 4:28, and Aaron Pico stopping Losene Keita with punches at 1:14 of the first round. Dominick Reyes officially put away Azamat Murzakanov at 2:40 of the opening frame.
Additional finishes featured Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev defeating Nikita Krylov by TKO at 2:38 of the first round, Abus Magomedov submitting Cam Rowston with a guillotine choke at 1:44 of the first round, and Kody Steele earning a knockout victory over Noah Gugnon with a punch at 3:54 of the first round.
