Shara Magomedov blitzes Antonio Trocoli for TKO

Shara Magomeodv lived as much as his nickname “Bullet” by firing off a barrage of strikes to choose up his first stoppage within the UFC.

After a late opponent change, Magomedov (13-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) discovered himself sharing the cage with a debuting Antonio Trocoli on the primary card of UFC on ABC 6 at Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Trocoli (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) offered some resistance early on, however Magomedov’s superior cardio and sharp hanging led to a knockout stoppage at 2:27 of Spherical 3.

Magomedov circled on the skin and seemed to set the tone with arduous leg kicks, however after Trocoli related with a number of sharp punches, he repeatedly tried to deliver the combat to the bottom within the opening spherical. Magomedov prevented the makes an attempt, however the clinch battles shut down his offense.

Early in Spherical 2, it was extra quick, arduous kicks from “Bullet” whereas Trocoli stalked ahead and didn’t supply a lot when it comes to hanging. Trocoli’s takedown makes an attempt had been met with strong protection. Nevertheless, Magomedov received away with a blatant fence seize to forestall going to the bottom, which referee Marc Goddard scolded him for with out repercussion.

To start the ultimate spherical, Magomedov supplied an array of kicks, hitting Trocoli to the top, physique and legs. As Trocoli’s motion turned extra labored, the combat merely turned goal apply for “Bullet.”

A tough knee adopted by combos of punches related, wobbling Trocoli. The blitz was on, and some seconds later, Trocoli hit the canvas.

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— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 22, 2024

In his second combat with the promotion, Magomedov picks up his first stoppage within the UFC. Initially slated to combat Joilton Lutterbach, who popped for an unlawful substance and later admitted to it, Trocoli stepped up on brief discover to make his debut.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on ABC 6 outcomes embrace:

• Shara Magomedov def. Antonio Trocoli by way of knockout (punches) – Spherical 3, 2:27
• Volkan Oezdemir def. Johnny Walker by way of knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 2:28
• Nasrat Haqparast def. Jared Gordon by way of break up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Felipe Lima def. Muhammad Naimov by way of submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 3, 1:15
• Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Nicolas Dalby by way of break up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Muin Gafurov def. Kyung Ho Kang by way of unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Brendson Ribeiro by way of majority determination (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
• ChangHo Lee def. Xiao Lengthy by way of break up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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