LAS VEGAS – Abdul Razak Alhassan got serve heading in the correct course with a spectacular, lightning-like a flash knockout of Alessio Di Chirico.
In the supreme prelim bout of UFC on ESPN 30, Alhassan (11-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) most productive fundamental 17 seconds to dispatch of his middleweight opponent and did it on the essential strike he landed. The contrivance terminate meant so much for the used welterweight, who believed his job will had been on the line as he entered the bout on a three-battle shedding race.
“I went into my last battle asserting, ‘If I don’t contrivance terminate, here is it,’” Alhaassan said on the post-battle files convention. “My coaches and all americans spherical me suggested me, ‘Don’t take into legend the detrimental. Stride in there and accomplish what you gotta attain. Attain what you are factual at doing. At the same time as you attain what you are factual at doing, the end result will note it.’ So as that’s what I did.”
The end result completely adopted, and he earned a $50,000 “Efficiency of the Evening” bonus for his spotlight-reel moment, as smartly.
Alhassan made a switch to Colorado to handle for this contest to elevate his cardio, which used to be some extent of predicament for him in the previous. After practicing at altitude, he entered the battle in opposition to Di Chirico with beefy confidence in his capability to head 15 minutes if fundamental, but he ended up most productive needing moral over 15 seconds.
Up to now as what’s subsequent, Antonio Braga Neto is a title that came to thoughts, who he used to be on the initiating scheduled to battle at UFC on ESPN 29 and alternatively on Saturday.
“At the same time as you happen to guys know me, I never call someone out,” Alhassan started. “But, if I’m now not asserting I’m now not upset rather of bit at Braga, I’d be mendacity, due to the I trained three months for him and on the 21st, he backed out, and then on the 28th, he backed out. Clearly, I don’t wish to bewitch it individually, but I’m upset rather of bit. I’m now not seeking to call him out, but after I can smack him, I wish to smack him.”
“I don’t hate him, I don’t abhor him, but he made me work three months for him and he didn’t demonstrate up.”
Peep the beefy post-battle press interview with Alhassan in the video above.
