[autotag]Aliaskhab Khizriev[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Makhmud Muradov[/autotag] only lasted 11 seconds Saturday at UFC Fight Night 235.
Neither fighter walked away the winner.
The middleweight bout on the main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas tied the promotion’s record for quickest no contest after Khizriev (14-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) poked Muradov (26-8 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in the eye.
Referee Herb Dean called time and brought in the cageside physician. Through an interpreter, Muradov told Dean he couldn’t see. His claim was supported by significant and instant swelling around his eye.
The situation frustrated Muradov, who spiked his mouthpiece into the canvas before Dean even declared the bout finished. Eventually, Dean confirmed the inevitable and waved off the contest.
The no contest ties Kevin Casey vs. Antonio Carlos Junior from UFC Fight Night 80 in 2015. That bout also ended in 11 seconds due to an eye poke.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 235 results include:
- Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Makhmud Muradov ends in no contest (eye poke) – Round 1, 0:11
- Charlie Radtke def. Gilbert Urbina via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:47
- Molly McCann def. Diana Belbita via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 4:59
- Charles Johnson def. Azat Maksum via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Themba Gorimbo def. Pete Rodriguez via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:32
- Jung Gyeong Lee def. Blake Bilder via unanimous decision (30-27 30-27, 30-27)
- Luana Carolina def. Julija Stoliarenko via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 4:52
- Marquel Mederos def. Landon Quinones via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jamal Pogues def. Thomas Petersen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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