Islam Makhachev vs. Bobby Green was a one-sided beat down.
The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (February 26, 2022) at the UFC Vegas 49 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility.
It didn’t last long as Islam took him down then went through various positions – side mount, full mount, and back mount, before raining down some big shots to get the TKO win in the first round.
Peep the highlights of the fight courtesy of the UFC’s official Twitter account:
No touch
#UFCVegas49 pic.twitter.com/pvFKDhzn7R
— UFC (@ufc) February 27, 2022
10. In. A. Row
[ @MakhachevMMA | #UFCVegas49 ] pic.twitter.com/l6hlEkKTuL
— UFC (@ufc) February 27, 2022
Nothing but respect between martial artists
— UFC (@ufc) February 27, 2022
Let’s see how the fighters reacted to the outcome of this fight:
That's a bad boy!!!
— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) February 27, 2022
Makhachev entered this fight with a 20-1 pro-MMA record and seven-fight winning streak. During this winning streak, he had two submissions, one KO, and four decision wins. His previous fights saw him beat Drew Dober at UFC 253 and a submission win over Thiago Moises at UFC Vegas 31.
Green green entered this fight by going 3-2 in his previous five and on a two-fight winning streak. His past two fights saw him score a TKO win over Al Iaquinta at UFC 268 and Nasrat Haqparast by unanimous decision at UFC 271.
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UFC Vegas 49 Results & Highlights: Islam Makhachev vs. Bobby Green
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