Amir Albazi had himself a great time at UFC 278 on Saturday.
Albazi faced Francisco Figueiredo in a flyweight preliminary fight in Salt Lake City and made quick work of the brother of current 125-pound champ Devieson Figueiredo. Albazi won his fourth consecutive win and was able to secure his third victory inside the Octagon with a brutal rear-naked choke submission.
Check out video of the choke below:
ALBAZI GETS IT DONE IN ONE
Stream #UFC278 tonight on @ESPNPlus https://t.co/pxRev95Bd2 pic.twitter.com/j1O8wbcaGZ
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 20, 2022
Following the win in his first fight in nearly 19 months, Albzai had some fun with color commentator Joe Rogan. Albazi answered Rogan’s questions about his win by pretending to be in need of a translator, before Rogan joined the fun. The comedian turned into a podcaster and handled the question with grace.
“I’m just f**king with you, Joe!”
No translator needed for @AmirAlbazi after a HUGE showcase win at #UFC278! pic.twitter.com/MfS3I3WdBb
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) August 20, 2022
“The Prince” now has two submission wins in his octagon tenure, which includes a first-round triangle choke submission win over Malcolm Gordon in his UFC debut in July 2020. In his prior appearance, Albazi outlasted Zhalgas Zhumagulov and earned a unanimous decision at UFC 257 in January 2021.
Figueiredo is the younger brother to UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. He has since lost and won in four of his promotional appearances.
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