Murtazari Magomedov will always remember his debut at UFC Vegas 119, when he landed a uncommon Scottish Tornado to defeat Mershik Bagdasaryan within the first spherical.
After some intense exchanges, Magomedov secured a takedown and ultimately the combat ended after his opponent tried a counterattack. Magomedov ultimately tried to seize a physique triangle, however as a substitute noticed a gap to seize Bagdasaryan’s arm and head, truly arching his again to safe the submission.
Moments later, Bagdasaryan violently tapped out from a painful submission, and the referee stopped the combat at 1:17 of the primary spherical.
Magomedov stated after his victory: “That is precisely what I needed and it occurred precisely as I needed it.” “This man is an excellent opponent for me…I wish to combat and I am all the time prepared. I do not wish to speak about it an excessive amount of, however the featherweight division is nearly extinct. Let’s deliver it again and make it nice once more.”
After the win, Magomedov stated that one among his teammates truly confirmed him the submission and that he had been working towards the transfer earlier than the combat. After all, the Scottish tornado variation was made well-known by former UFC fighter Stevie Ray. He pulled off the transfer twice throughout his time within the PFL, together with a submission victory over former UFC champion Anthony Pettis.
With a win over Bagdasaryan on Saturday, Magomedov can stake his declare to fame as the primary particular person to efficiently carry out a tornado variation within the UFC. With this victory, Magomedov now has a profession whole of 11 wins and 0 losses, and is prone to change into a participant to regulate sooner or later featherweight division.
