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Featherweight up-and-comer Makwan Amirkhani looked incredible earlier tonight (Sat., July 11, 2020) at UFC 251 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Flash Forum in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, finishing Scottish prospect Danny Henry via first-round submission (anaconda choke).
Both featherweights tested the ropes on the feet to begin the first before Amirkhani started to come inside and use his wrestling. After scoring a takedown against Henry, Amirkhani was able to grab a hold of a tight anaconda choke as Henry tried to get back to his feet. Henry tried to fight off the choke but “Mr Finland” continued to squeeze until Henry fell asleep.
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With this performance, Amirkhani gets back into the win column after dropping a TKO loss to Shane Burgos back at UFC 244. We all know have tough Burgos is so Amirkhani should still be looked at as a promising name at 145 pounds, especially if he continues to take out opponents in this dominant fashion. It was actually Amirkhani’s second anaconda choke under the UFC banner.
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