Dominick Reyes’ UFC broadcast critique podcast side hustle may not be off to the smoothest of starts, but his Saturday trip to the cage could not have been much cleaner.
Reyes put away Azamat Murzakanov with a swarm of ground-and-pound after stunning him and knocking him from his feet with a head kick midway through the first round at UFC 333 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. After a horrendous stretch of four straight losses that started with a light heavyweight title fight many thought he won against Jon Jones, Reyes now has five wins in his past six fights – with four by knockout, and three in the first round.
Reyes’ knockout was one of seven finishes in Abu Dhabi. Check them out in the video above.
UFC 333 finishes:
- Alexander Volkanovski def. Movsar Evloev via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:54 – to defend featherweight title
- Lone'er Kavanagh def. Ramazan Temirov via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 4:28
- Aaron Pico def. Losene Keita via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:14
- Dominick Reyes def. Azamat Murzakanov via KO (headkick, punches)– Round 1, 2:40
- Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev def. Nikita Krylov via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:38
- Abus Magomedov def. Cam Rowston via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:44
- Kody Steele def. Noah Gugnon via KO (punch) – Round 1, 3:54
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Video: Every UFC 333 finish, including Reyes’ head kick message