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Finishers Molly McCann and Randy Brown captured half of the bonuses handed out at UFC Vegas 85 for their highlight-reel finishes at UFC Vegas 85.

McCann and Brown will each take home an additional $ 50,000 after Saturday’s fight card at UFC APEX, the promotion announced afterward. UFC Vegas 85 aired live on ESPN+.

McCann returned to the octagon as a strawweight for a rematch with Diana Belbita on the preliminary card. The U.K. star held a comfortable lead until the first round’s final seconds, when she snatched an armbar that visibly injured the arm of Belbita, who audibly screamed as the joint lock was applied.

Brown starched Muslim Salikhov in the first round with a well-placed right hand at the end of the first round. The welterweight fight was a rebooking of a scheduled UFC 296 meeting that was cancelled when Brown fell ill due to his weight cut.

Capturing the “Fight of the Night” award was the flyweight prelim bout between Charles Johnson and Azat Maksum. Johnson took home a unanimous decision with 29-28 scores across the board. It was Maksum’s first loss as a professional. Both fighters earned $ 50,000 for their high-action efforts.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 85 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., Feb. 3, 2024), streaming LIVE on ESPN+. UFC Vegas 85 will be topped by the 185-pound showdown between middleweight bruisers Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine Imavov, a five-round showdown with a spot in the division Top 10 hanging in the balance. Before that headlining clash of styles gets underway, 155-pound Brazilian jiu-jitsu phenom, Renato Moicano, collides with power-punching lightweight wrecking ball, Drew Dober, in UFC Vegas 85’s co-main event.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Vegas 85 fight card below, starting with the ESPN+ “Prelims” undercard bouts at 4 p.m. ET, followed by the ESPN+ main card start time at 7 p.m. ET. Bet on all the UFC Vegas 85 action with our friends at DraftKings Sportsbook right here.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Dolidze vs. Imavov.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Vegas 85 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action).

UFC VEGAS 85 QUICK RESULTS:

Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Renato Moicano vs. Drew Dober
Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov — Brown def. Salikhov by TKO (punches) at 3:17 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS!
Viviane Araujo vs. Natalia Silva — Silva def. Araujo by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Makhmud Muradov — No Contest (eye poke) at 0:11 of Round One
Gilbert Urbina vs. Charles Radtke — Radtke def. Urbina by TKO (punches) at 4:47 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS!
Molly McCann vs. Diana Belbita — McCann def. Belbita by submission (armbar) at 4:59 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS!
Charles Johnson vs. Azat Maksum — Johnson def. Maksum by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Themba Gorimbo vs. Pete Rodriguez — Gorimbo def. Rodriguez by TKO (punches) at 0:32 of Round One — HIGHLIGHTS!
Blake Bilder vs. Jeong Yeong Lee — Lee def. Bilder by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Julija Stoliarenko vs. Luana Carolina — Carolina def. Stoliarenko by TKO (punches) at 4:52 of Round Three
Marquel Mederos vs. Landon Quinones — Mederos def. Quinones by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Thomas Petersen vs. Jamal Pogues — Pogues def. Petersen by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)

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185 lbs.: Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine Imavov

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155 lbs.: Renato Moicano vs. Drew Dober

Round 1: Moicano pushing forward early, prompting an exchange. Stiff jab. Hard combo by Dober. Low kick lands for Moicano, who blocks the return head kick. Long left lands for Dober, then a hard counter left a minute in that makes Moicano shoot. Dober denies it, only for Moicano to shoot right back in and take him down into half guard. Tight top control from Moicano. Trying to work his way towards an arm triangle two minutes in. Arm punches landing for him as Dober tries to get space. Dober regains guard. Two minutes to go.

Dober tries to kick him off, can’t get space. Moicano postures to drop a right hand before coming down into half guard. Heavy shoulder pressure. One minute to go. Moicano trying to slip his knee through, Dober avoiding the mount thus far. Short punches from Moicano. 10-9 Moicano.

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Final result:

170 lbs.: Randy Brown vs Muslim Salikhov

Round 1: Front kick from Brown to start. Salikhov sitting down on low kicks. Wheel kick falls short for him, low kick connects. Quick exchange in the center. Brown alternating between front kicks and linear kicks to the leg. Salikhov spins him around with a leg kick. One minute in. Salikhov falls short with an overhand right, eats some glancing jabs. Body shot and low kick. Jabs from Brown, avoids the left hook. Two minutes in. Body kick lands for him, Salikhov answers to the calf. They trade low kicks, then Salikhov takes a finger in the eye. Brown tries a head kick, eats a low kick. Two minutes to go.

Salikhov whiffs on a wheel kick, then a spinning back kick. Snap kick from Brown, then a 1-1-2 that turns the lights out. Brown initially hesitates to follow up, but Kerry Hatley lets him drop a coffin nail before stepping in,

Final result: Brown def. Salikhov by TKO (punches) — WATCH HIGHLIGHTS!

125 lbs.: Viviane Araujo vs. Natalia Silva

Round 1: Araujo slowly advancing, avoiding Silva’s shots. Both women throwing heat, neither landing clean. Araujo ties up after avoiding a head kick a minute in. She muscles Silva to the mat, can’t keep her there. Controlling against the fence two minutes in. Araujo looking for the back. Knee to the thigh. Two minutes to go.

Silva not in any immediate danger but she can’t break Araujo’s grip. Knees to the thigh from Araujo. Silva tries a whizzer kick with a minute to go. Silva finally breaks free and comes out firing, cracking Araujo with a clean spinning back kick to the face. Araujo walks through some hard punches to shoot again. 10-9 Silva.

Round 2: Silva looking to fire the jab. Araujo blocks a head kick as she pushes forward. Glancing left hook from Silva. A front kick glances off of Araujo’s face and she tries to pressure, only to get dropped to her knees by a swatting left hook. Araujo shoots a minute in, then disengages and returns to distance. Lots of lateral movement from Silva. They trade kicks after a brief lull. Stiff jab by Silva two minutes in. Araujo looking very unwilling to get into range as Silva threatens with counters. More stiff jabs by Silva as she darts back and forth near the fence. Low kick by Araujo, eats another jab with two minutes to go.

Araujo punches her way into a level change. One minute to go. Araujo’s passive enough that the ref breaks them up and warns her. Silva misses a check hook at the bell. 10-9 Silva.

Round 3: Low kicks from Silva. Head kick falls short. Araujo’s moving forward but that’s about it. Two-piece by Silva to answer a low kick. Nice body shot lands for her a minute in. Quick jab. She seems perfectly happy to just circle and pick Araujo off whenever Araujo tries to tie up. There’s a decent punching exchange. Stiff jab by Araujo knocks Silva off-balance for a moment and she shoots once again. Two minutes in. They separate 40 seconds later without any damage either way. Two minutes to go.

Counter left lands for Araujo as she advances. High-low 1-2. Quick exchange near the fence. Silva to the body. One minute to go. Another exchange with Silva’s back on the fence. Silva firing the jab, looks for a head kick behind it. 1-2 falls short, wheel kick lands. Hard counter right by Silva and Araujo shoots, taking her down at the bell. 10-9 Silva.

Final result: Silva def. Araujo by unanimous decision

185 lbs.: Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Makhmud Muradov

Round 1: Muradov takes an eye poke inside of 10 seconds and looks to be in serious pain. It’s over.

Final result: No Contest (eye poke)

170 lbs.: Gilbert Urbina vs. Charles Radtke

Round 1: Low kick from Urbina to start. Radtke fires a counter two-piece. Radtke stalking forward, Urbina circling. Both largely sticking with kicks as they hit the 60 second mark. Lots of lateral movement by Urbina, who absorbs a sharp left hook. Nice jabs from Radtke as Urbina tries to chew up his lead leg. Urbina times Radtke’s leg kick and hauls him to the fence, but can’t keep him there two minutes in. Radtke continuing to pressure. Two minutes to go.

Very little action as Urbina keeps his distance and Radtke stays patient. Counter left by Radtke rattles Urbina. Inside low kick lands to the junk, leading to a pause. Radtke goes right back to the inside low kick when they resume. One minute in. They trade, left hook lands for Radtke. Urbina tries to lean in for an uppercut and Radtke melts him with a left hook. Urbina somehow gets his wits back and grapples his way back to his feet. Radtke continuing to pressure, and once Urbina’s back hits the fence, a series of monster hooks put him down and out.

Final result: Radtke def. Urbina by TKO (punches) — WATCH HIGHLIGHTS!

115 lbs.: Molly McCann vs. Diana Belbita

Round 1: Solid right cross from McCann to start things off, then some sharp left hooks. 2-3, then another left hook. Low kick exchange. Lead uppercut to lead elbow. One minute in. Belbita looks for a body shot as she pushes forward, gets cracked by a lead right. Low-high 2-3 by McCann. She’s outworking Belbita so far, sneaking shots through Belbita’s high guard. Two minutes in. Belbita lands a body shot and immediately gets taken down for it. McCann lets her up. Spinning back kick attempt. Belbita goes to the body, eats an elbow, looks for clinch knees. McCann grabs double underhooks and puts her on the fence, cracking her with a spinning elbow on the exit. Two minutes to go.

Hard combination from McCann, attacking the body and looking for elbows upstairs. Spinning elbow attempt blocked. Solid jab by Belbita, then another clean hook downstairs. Good knee, body shot. McCann stings her with a high knee and punches, whiffs on the elbow, the muscles her to the mat and moves right to mount with a minute to go. She drops some brutal elbows, then spins for an armbar that has Belbita yelling in pain as she taps.

Final result: McCann def. Belbita by submission (armbar) — WATCH HIGHLIGHTS!

125 lbs.: Charles Johnson vs. Azat Maksum

Round 1: Check hopk from Maksum to start. Johnson changes levels, denied, tries a flurry. Maksum responds by flooring him with a nasty right hand and snatching a d’arce as Johnson tries to scramble. One minute to go. Johnson defends well, ultimately surviving and returning to his feet. Two minutes in. Check hook rattles Johnson and Maksum follows with a high knee, then a straight left as Johnson circles off. Another straight left and knee behind it. Counter jab lands for Johnson. Maksum catches him on one leg with a jab and sprawls, holding the front headlock with two minutes to go.

Johnson wriggles free and circles out. Body shot from Maksum and Johnson shoots. Body shot by Johnson on the exit. Maksum changes levels, can’t get the single-leg, eats a knee on the way out. One minute to go. Low kick to left hook. Front kick. Maksum shoots in respone, finishes the single-leg at the bell. 10-9 Maksum.

Round 2: Low kicks from Johnson to start. Maksum backs him up with a combo, all blocked. Maksum tries another combo, eats a low kick. One minute in. Johnson pushes forward with combos, lands to the body in the center. Low kick by Maksum as he pushes forward. Johnson pops him with a straight left and takes him down, quickly moving to the back. Maksum peels off a hook and turns into top position two minutes in, avoiding a triangle in the process and grabbing the rear waist lock. Granby roll from Johnson and he returns to his feet. Trading low kicks. Two minutes to go.

Johnson tries a step-in knee, slips throwing a head kick. Knee from Maksum on the exit. Johnson circling and firing jabs. Maksum pops him with a pair of lefts in return. Maksum slips throwing a knee and eats a good combo with a minute to go. Maksum trying to walk him down, changes levels, denied. Overhand right. Johnson tries a long-range shot. 10-9 Johnson.

Round 3: Low kick from Maksum, who chases Johnson with right hands. Low kicks landing for Johnson as well. Body kick by Maksum. Johnson angles off with a hard right hand a minute in. Maksum looks for a single-leg, hauls him to the fence. Nice inside reap gets Johnson down and Maksum keeps the body lock on the way up. Maksum exits with a knee. Two minutes in. Knee from Maksum, body kick from Johnson. Johnson’s landing good low kicks, follows with a 1-2. 1-2 from Maksum. More low kicks from Johnson, who rolls with a right cross. Two minutes to go.

Counter right by Johnson. Both throwing heat in the center. Johnson getting the better of it with accurate punches. Maksum catches a kick gets caught in a ninja choke, eats punches on the exit. One minute to go. Continuing to trade punches. Maksum trying to pressure. Clean 1-2. Johnson changes levels and takes him down in the final seconds, losing the choke but bombing away until the bell. 10-9 Johnson.

Final result: Johnson def. Maksum by unanimous decision

170 lbs.: Themba Gorimbo vs. Pete Rodriguez

Round 1: Rodriguez stuffs the first takedown, eats a right hand on the exit. Gorimbo changes levels again, but this time to throw a booming overhand right that folds Rodriguez on impact. Rodriguez wakes up when he hits the mat, but Gorimbo doesn’t give him a chance to recover, swarming with punches until the ref steps in.

Final result: Gorimbo def. Rodriguez by TKO (punches) — WATCH HIGHLIGHTS!

145 lbs.: Blake Bilder vs. Jeong Yeong Lee

Round 1: Lee takes the center in a low stance. Inside low kick from Bilder as he circles. Outside answer from Lee. One minute in. Solid body shot lands for Lee. Another left hook downstairs, then a jab up top. Again to the body. Bilder shoots and hauls Lee to the fence two minutes in. Continuing to grind. Two minutes to go.

Elbows from Lee as he defends. One minute to go. Bilder just stalling against the fence, eats another hard elbow. Lee exits and lands a nasty knee, then lights Bilder up with punches. Bilder weathers it and gets back to range. Another body shot from Lee. 10-9 Lee.

Round 2: Bilder falls short with a left hook. Lee likewise falls short with a front kick. Lee really looking for the body shot. Low kick exchange. Bilder shoots again a minute in. Lee defending well but unable to separate. Two minutes in. Solid knee from Lee, who grabs a body lock and immediately trips Bilder into half guard. Elbows with two minutes to go.

Bilder gets to his seat at the base of the fence. Lee suddenly slams his foot on the gas, hammering Bilder with punches. Bilder manages to get to his knees and stand, then goes back to the wall-and-stall with a minute to go. They separate 30 seconds later. Jab from Lee. Low-high 3-2. 10-9 Lee.

Round 3: Early body shot from Lee. Head kick blocked. Stiff jab upstairs. 1-1-2. Bilder shoots a minute in and it’s back to the wall-and-stall. Lee tries to wrench him down with a whizzer kick, then presses him against the fence two minutes in. Bilder holding onto a tight front headlock, lands a couple solid knees downstairs. Bilder tries to switch to a crucifix neck crank but ends up on his back eating elbows. Two minutes to go.

Lee chilling on top in half guard. Bilder looks for deep half guard, gets shoved back down. One minute to go. Lee playing tight, picking his shots with elbows. He postures up and tries to bomb away in the final seconds. 10-9 Lee.

Final result: Lee def. Bilder by unanimous decision

125 lbs.: Julija Stoliarenko vs. Luana Carolina

Round 1: Stoliarenko aggressive early, popping Carolina with a left hand before hauling her to the fence. Body lock for Stoliarenko, looking for the takedown. One minute in. They trade knees and Carolina reverses. Left from Carolina on the exit. Two minutes in. 1-2 from Carolina, head kick attempt. Counter left, low kick, counter left. Carolina continuing to potshot as she circles. Two minutes to go.

Stoliarenko ducks a spinning back fist and trips her to the ground at the base of the fence. Carolina quickly stands, Stoliarenko still attached. Carolina avoids an elbow on the exit. One minute to go. Stoliarenko catches a kick and looks for a takedown, but ends up on her back. Stoliarenko quickly wraps up her signature armbar, but can’t break Carolina’s grip. 10-9 Carolina.

Round 2: Carolina still controlling the striking, staying out of reach as Stoliarenko overextends. Stoliarenko whiffs on a spinning elbow, gets stung by a right hands a minute in. Hard counter knee by Carolina. Clean combo. Stoliarenko getting picked off every time she tries to throw. Two minutes in. Both land as they exchange. Stoliarenko isn’t committing to chasing the clinch anymore and Carolina’s doing target practice. There’s a nice left by Stoliarenko, who puts Carolina against the fence. Two minutes to go.

Stoliarenko holding the body lock, unable to take her down. Jockeying for position. Knees from Carolina, just misses an elbow. Stoliarenko pulls guard with a minute to go. Carolina postures up for a few shots before the bell. 10-9 Carolina.

Round 3: Stoliarenko catches a kick and puts her on the fence. One minute in. Carolina reverses and throws knees. Two minutes in. Stoliarenko jumps guard. Looking for a triangle and she might have it with two minutes to go.

Carolina stacking her, preventing Stoliarenko from getting a good angle. Stoliarenko adjusts, looks for the armbar, re-inserts the triangle. One minute to go. Carolina postures out of it, then blasts Stoliarenko with a right hand as she stands. Stoliarenko shoots and gets hurled to the mat, where Carolina pounds away from side control. Stoliarenko looking like she’s completely out of juice and in comes the ref as the punches pile up.

Final result: Carolina def. Stoliarenko by TKO (punches)

155 lbs.: Marquel Mederos vs. Landon Quinones

Round 1: Quinones stings Mederos with an early left hand and they get to trading. Flying knee falls short, as does a blitz. Low kick connects, nice exchange in the center. One minute in. Solid straight lefts by Quinones. They tie up and Quinones tries an outside trip before taking him to the fence. Another takedown gets him down but doesn’t keep him there. Mederos reverses against the fence two minutes in. Shoulder strike by Quinones on the exit. Good exchange. Both men landing well. Mederos ties up and puts him on the fence after opening a cut beside the eye. Two minutes to go.

Quinones reverses. Sacrifice throw, can’t establish, 1-2 from Mederos when they rise. Quinones tries a reverse elbow and eats a 1-2 for his trouble before getting clinched. Quinones reverses. Shoulder strike, knee with a minute to go. Mederos reverses and they separate before the bell. 10-9 Quinones.

Round 2: Hard combination from Mederos prompts Quinones to tie up. Mederos reverses. One minute in. Mederos continuing to grind against the fence. They separate two minutes in. Low kicks from Quinones. Mederos trips him up with a low kick, then lands a 1-2. Big exchange, both land well. Low kick from Mederos as he pushes forward. Quinones pops him with a straight left. Two minutes to go.

Mederos flashes a high knee, eats a counter left after backing Quinones to the fence. Good combo by Quinones, head kick just misses. Now it’s Quinones on the front foot, landing punches. Solid 1-2. Mederos low kick. One minute to go. 1-2 by Mederos. Mederos looks for a combo against the fence. Teep to 1-2, Quinones backs him off and they slug in teh center. Low-high goes Quinones. Mederos right hand against the fence. Hard combo. 10-9 Mederos.

Round 3: Early left hand from Quinones. Mederos fires low kicks, tries a combo, then changes levels to grab the body lock. One minute in. Continuing to hold the body lock. They trade on the exit. Quinones eats a low blow. Mederos goes back to pushing forward after the break. Good trades two minutes in. Quinones stumbles back, then comes back with combos of his own. Reactive level change by Mederos to put Quinones on the fence. Quinones reverses with two minutes to go.

Jockeying for position. Knee to the balls from Mederos prompts another pause and they resume with a minute to go. Mederos backs him up with kicks, lands a straight left. Knee from Quinones, both land well in teh center. Mederos to the body. Huge exchange, Quinones gets the better of it. Flying knee and Superman punch falls short. Gonna be some interesting scores. 10-9 Mederos?

Final result: Mederos def. Quinones by unanimous decision

265 lbs.: Thomas Petersen vs. Jamal Pogues

Round 1: Pogues firing kicks as Petersen parries the lead hand and slowly advances, ultimately putting Pogues on the fence. Knees to the thigh from Petersen. He tries to change levels, denied with a forearm frame. Pogues separates a minute in. Solid straight left by Petersen, Pogues lands a right cross and body kick in return. Clean 2-3. Two minutes in. Petersen shoots from too far out and Pogues rebuffs it. Petersen follows with a body shot and a decent combo, then absorbs a clean right hand as he continues to steadily advance. 1-2 from Pogues as he’s taken to the fence again. Again Pogues turns him aside. Two minutes to go.

Tight hook from Pogues, who eats an overhand as he circles off. Petersen still advancing. Knee by Pogues, straight right behind it. Petersen digs a pair of nice body shots before tying up with double underhooks. A knee strays low, pausing the action. They resume with a minute to go and get right to trading. Better shot from Petersen, who bulldogs him down from a single-leg. Pogues turns to his knees as Petersen swats him with short punches. Petersen racks up punches until the bell. 10-9 Pogues on the early work.

Round 2: Petersen barrels in behind a right hand, Pogues backs him off with a knee but gets tied up regardless. Quick separation. Low kick from Pogues, who clinches as Petersen steps in. Knees to the thigh from Petersen, grinding against the fence. One minute in. Pogues shoves him away. Body kick, right hook, pivot to get off the fence. Double left hook, then two clean jabs, but Petersen changes levels to try the same single-leg. Good balance from Pogues to stay up but Petersen walks through a combo to resume the grind two minutes in. Pogues denies another single-leg and separates. Combo from Petersen, big elbow from Pogues while forehead-to-forehead. Petersen goes low-high with left hands. Heavy straight lefts by Petersen with two minutes to go.

More body shots from Petersen. Pogues body kick. One minute to go. Pogues punches into the clinch, lands a good knee and elbow. Petersen forces him back with a flurry, then cracks him with an uppercut on the exit. Another body shot. Heavy right hook by Petersen at the bell. 10-9 Petersen.

Round 3: They trade kicks to start. Petersen continues to land the straight left to the body, Pogues the snap kick downstairs. One minute in. Body shot really doing work for Petersen. Straight left met by a 1-2 from Pogues. Mostly fencing with the lead hands and waiting to land straights. Solid cross by Pogues as he angles off. Low-high goes Petersen two minutes in. The body shot’s automatic but Pogues is eating it well. Nice takedown defense from Pogues. More body shots from Petersen. Pogues pops him with right crosses. Two minutes to go.

Pogues circles off the fence and lands a straight right. Petersen’s landed about two dozen of those straight lefts to the body. There’s one to the head. Pogues denies a level change but as Petersen reaches up, his thumb goes into Pogues’ eye and Pogues is in bad shape. He nonetheless manages to recover and they resume with a minute to go. Petersen comes on strong, landing a two-piece upstairs and a body shot. Good right hand but Pogues ties up to slow him down. Petersen lands another body shot, gets clinched, avoids an overhand right. One last right by Pogues. 10-9 Petersen.

Final result: Pogues def. Petersen by unanimous decision

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All it took was a single punch from Randy Brown to end Muslim Salikhov’s night in dramatic fashion.

Following a back-and-forth fight throughout the opening round, Brown put an exclamation point on his performance after he connected with a devastating right hand that clipped Salikhov on the jaw and sent him crashing to the canvas. Brown delivered one more punch as referee Kerry Hatley rushed in to stop the action with the end coming at just 3:17 into the opening round.

“I needed that,” Brown said about his finish. “I feel like people don’t really get to see what I’m truly capable of. Muslim is a hell of a fighter, a hell of a martial artist. Big respect. I saw the opening and just dropped it. Put me in here for [UFC] 300 against anybody, I do not care. I’m telling you I’m a top 15, top 10 caliber fighter.”

Known for his flashy moves and spin kicks, Salikhov didn’t make it easy on Brown as he came out firing immediately, looking to close the distance on his taller opponent. Salikhov landed a few calf kicks that landed with a sickening thud and that was definitely a weapon he wanted to exploit all night long.

Brown just never gave him the chance after he adjusted his distance and started setting up his combinations on the feet. With height and reach on his side, Brown began tagging Salikhov with rapid-fire punches that eventually set up the finish.

As his coaches were yelling about the opening, Brown saw exactly what they wanted as he tossed out two quick left jabs and just as Salikhov moved his head out of the way, the New York based fighter unleashed a right hand that snapped the Russian’s head around before he fell to the canvas.

It was a very impressive knockout from Brown, who improved to 6-1 in his past seven fights with this latest victory at UFC Vegas 85.

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Randy Brown blasted his way to back-to-back wins at UFC Vegas 85 with a brutal first-round knockout of Muslim Salikhov.

Following a lackluster, yet winning performance against Wellington Truman in his last outing, ‘Rudeboy’ delivered another finish for the highlight-reel against his Russian opposition. Things were fairly calm in the early going with Salikhov needing a few moments to recover following an accidental eye poke.

As the bout was restarted, it didn’t take long for Brown to find his opening, landing two left hands followed by a looping right hand that sent Salikhov crashing to the canvas. ‘Rudeboy’ dropped another bomb before the referee could step in and call for the stoppage which came just beyond the halfway point of round one.

Official Result: Randy Brown def. Muslim Salikhov via TKO (strikes) at 3:17 of Round 1.

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