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Watch: Alexander Emelianenko Knocks Out Former UFC Title Challenger

Just a week removed from Fedor Emelianenko’s emphatic 48-second knockout victory over former UFC champion Frank Mir, Fedor’s brother Alexander followed suit with a knockout over a UFC veteran too. Emelianenko took on Gabriel Gonzaga in his native Russia on Friday (May 4, 2018), and overcame early adversity to score a knockout in the second […]

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Just a week removed from Fedor Emelianenko’s emphatic 48-second knockout victory over former UFC champion Frank Mir, Fedor’s brother Alexander followed suit with a knockout over a UFC veteran too.

Emelianenko took on Gabriel Gonzaga in his native Russia on Friday (May 4, 2018), and overcame early adversity to score a knockout in the second round.

Gonzaga was working his top game on a grounded Emelianenko for most of the first frame, but a flurry of punches followed by a knee put the UFC veteran away a round later.

Watch the big stoppage here:

This was Gonzaga’s first fight since leaving the UFC following a knockout loss to Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis in 2016.

The elder Emelianenko brother has now rattled off a four-fight win streak since returning to competition last year after his release from prison.

Both Emelianenko brothers made their name in Japan’s Pride FC promotion, with Aleks scoring brutal knockouts over James Thompson and Sergei Kharitonov.

Would you like to see Alexander Emelianenko signed to a major promotion?

Perhaps Scott Coker will consider bringing him into Bellator, where fights with Roy “Big Country” Nelson and Mir, and potential rematches with Mirko Cro Cop and Kharitonov could await him.

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Twitter Reacts To Junior Dos Santos’ Domination Of Ben Rothwell

UFC Fight Night 86 went down earlier today (April 10, 2016) live on FOX Sports 1 from Zagreb, Croatia. The main event featured a vintage performance from former heavyweight champion Junior “Cigano” Dos Santos, as the Brazilian battered and bloodied previously surging contender Ben Rothwell over the course of five rounds, picking up a bounce-back

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UFC Fight Night 86 went down earlier today (April 10, 2016) live on FOX Sports 1 from Zagreb, Croatia.

The main event featured a vintage performance from former heavyweight champion Junior “Cigano” Dos Santos, as the Brazilian battered and bloodied previously surging contender Ben Rothwell over the course of five rounds, picking up a bounce-back unanimous decision victory.

Speaking of heavyweights, the ultra-powerful Derrick Lewis added yet another brutal finish to his resume in the co-main event, bulldozing through Gabriel Gonzaga in the first round.

The event featured a plethora of finishes, and provided a tremendous amount of action.

Let’s take a look at how Twitter reacted to the card below:

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Derrick Lewis vs. Gabriel Gonzaga Full Fight Video Highlights

UFC Fight Night 86 went down earlier today (April 10, 2016) from Croatia, and it was a night full of fantastic finishes. Perhaps one of the most memorable finishes came in the evening’s co-main event, as heavyweights Derrick “Black Beast” Lewis and Gabriel Gonzaga faced off. Having won two straight bouts heading into the night,

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UFC Fight Night 86 went down earlier today (April 10, 2016) from Croatia, and it was a night full of fantastic finishes.

Perhaps one of the most memorable finishes came in the evening’s co-main event, as heavyweights Derrick “Black Beast” Lewis and Gabriel Gonzaga faced off.

Having won two straight bouts heading into the night, the ultra-powerful Lewis was looking for yet another highlight reel stoppage, and he found it, blasting Gonzaga in the very first round to earn a super impressive TKO victory.

The performance even had fans and media members debating on twitter whether or not Lewis could be deemed the hardest puncher in MMA.

Check out the full highlights courtesy of FOX Sports below:

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UFC Fight Night 86 Post-Fight Press Conference

The UFC made their debut on Croatian soil with today’s (Sun., April 10, 2016) UFC Fight Night 86 from the Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia. In the main event, top heavyweight veterans Ben Rothwell and Junior dos Santos met for pivotal positioning in the UFC’s biggest division. In the co-main, promising prospect Derrick Lewis also

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The UFC made their debut on Croatian soil with today’s (Sun., April 10, 2016) UFC Fight Night 86 from the Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia.

In the main event, top heavyweight veterans Ben Rothwell and Junior dos Santos met for pivotal positioning in the UFC’s biggest division. In the co-main, promising prospect Derrick Lewis also met longtime veteran Gabriel Gonzaga at heavyweight.

Join us for the card’s post-fight press conference after the main card at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET:

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Derrick Lewis Smokes Gabriel Gonzaga In First Round Finish

Heavyweight prospect Derrick Lewis fought what may be the toughest test of his career when he battled former title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga in the co-main event of today’s (Sun., April 10, 2016) UFC Fight Night 86 from the Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia. The fight started with a big head kick from Lewis that partially landed,

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Heavyweight prospect Derrick Lewis fought what may be the toughest test of his career when he battled former title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga in the co-main event of today’s (Sun., April 10, 2016) UFC Fight Night 86 from the Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia.

The fight started with a big head kick from Lewis that partially landed, and he fended off the following takedown attempt from Gonzaga. Another takedown attempt was successful, however.

Gonzaga looked to smother Lewis on the mat in side control as he bled from his nose. He nearly mounted Lewis and then took his back, scoring some hard punches. Lewis got back up and landed an elbow and a knee to the midsection. Elbows and punches rained down from Lewis as Gonzaga attempted another takedown. The action slowed in the clinch as Gonzaga looked for a trip and the ref restarted the action.

Lewis unloaded a vicious combination that got the frightening swift finish.

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Derrick Lewis Smokes Gabriel Gonzaga In First Round Finish

Heavyweight prospect Derrick Lewis fought what may be the toughest test of his career when he battled former title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga in the co-main event of today’s (Sun., April 10, 2016) UFC Fight Night 86 from the Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia. The fight started with a big head kick from Lewis that partially landed,

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Heavyweight prospect Derrick Lewis fought what may be the toughest test of his career when he battled former title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga in the co-main event of today’s (Sun., April 10, 2016) UFC Fight Night 86 from the Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia.

The fight started with a big head kick from Lewis that partially landed, and he fended off the following takedown attempt from Gonzaga. Another takedown attempt was successful, however.

Gonzaga looked to smother Lewis on the mat in side control as he bled from his nose. He nearly mounted Lewis and then took his back, scoring some hard punches. Lewis got back up and landed an elbow and a knee to the midsection. Elbows and punches rained down from Lewis as Gonzaga attempted another takedown. The action slowed in the clinch as Gonzaga looked for a trip and the ref restarted the action.

Lewis unloaded a vicious combination that got the frightening swift finish.

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