{"id":4417,"date":"2024-09-22T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T10:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=4417"},"modified":"2024-09-22T14:40:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T13:40:40","slug":"former-ufc-athlete-delivers-a-devastating-knockout-and-stuns-the-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/former-ufc-athlete-delivers-a-devastating-knockout-and-stuns-the-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UFC Athlete Delivers a Devastating Knockout and Stuns the Crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kazakh fighter Damir Ismagulov, a former UFC competitor, delivered an incredible knockout that might be the best of the year, showcasing his exceptional abilities in mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Damir Ismagulov\u2019s UFC Career:<\/strong> Ismagulov fought 7 times in the UFC between 2018 and 2023, achieving 5 victories and 2 losses. During this period, the Kazakh fighter defeated notable names like Joel Alvarez, Thiago Mois\u00e9s, and Guram Kutateladze. Despite expressing gratitude to UFC president Dana White and announcing his retirement at a young age, Ismagulov reconsidered and made a comeback.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A Strong Return in Kazakhstan:<\/strong> Upon his return to Kazakhstan, Ismagulov participated in local tournaments, with his most notable performance being at &#8220;Alash Pride 100&#8221; held in Aktobe. In the main event, he faced Brazilian fighter Oberdan Tenorio, and the ending was nothing short of extraordinary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Devastating Knockout:<\/strong> In the first round, Ismagulov executed a perfectly timed spinning kick that left his opponent with no chance, knocking him out instantly. The knockout was one of the most breathtaking moments, with many hailing it as one of the best finishes in MMA this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Former UFC Athlete Delivers a Devastating Knockout and Stuns the Crowd<\/p>\n<p>\u0645\u0642\u0627\u062a\u0644 \u0633\u0627\u0628\u0642 \u0641\u064a UFC \u064a\u0642\u062f\u0645 \u0636\u0631\u0628\u0629 \u0642\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0629 \u0633\u0627\u062d\u0642\u0629 \u0648\u064a\u0630\u0647\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0647\u0648\u0631 <\/p>\n<p>Un Ancien Athl\u00e8te de l&#39;UFC R\u00e9alise un KO D\u00e9vastateur et \u00c9blouit le Public <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4KDjcY10E6\">pic.twitter.com\/4KDjcY10E6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1837846103904956673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Improving His Record:<\/strong> With this incredible win, Ismagulov improved his mixed martial arts record to 26-3. Notably, two of his losses came in the UFC, against Grant Dawson and Arman Tsarukyan, the current lightweight contender who is close to challenging Islam Makhachev for the title.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Damir Ismagulov has once again proven that he has much to offer in the fighting world and that despite his departure from the UFC, he remains one of the most impressive fighters on the international stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kazakh fighter Damir Ismagulov, a former UFC competitor, delivered an incredible knockout that might be the best of the year, showcasing his exceptional abilities in mixed martial arts. Damir Ismagulov\u2019s UFC Career: Ismagulov fought 7 times in the UFC between 2018 and 2023, achieving 5 victories and 2 losses. During this period, the Kazakh fighter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,86,21,91],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4417","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"category-mma-video","9":"category-ufc-news","10":"category-ufc"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4417"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4419,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4417\/revisions\/4419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}