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USA Today
14-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Bekzat Almakhan says he's a nightmare for bantamweight division after UFC 315 quick KO
Bekzat Almakhan says he's a nightmare for bantamweight division after UFC 315 quick KO Show Caption Hide Caption UFC 315: Bekzat Almakhan post-fight interview UFC 315 winner Bekzat Almakhan spoke to MMA Junkie and reporters post-fight after his 62-second knockout of Brad Katona on Saturday in Montreal. MONTREAL – Bekzat Almakhan met the media Saturday after his win over Brad Katona at UFC 315. Almakhan (12-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) got his first UFC win when he knocked out two-time "Ultimate Fighter" winner Katona (14-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) just 64 seconds into their card opener at Bell Centre. After the win, the bantamweight said he's a brand new problem for the division. His debut in the UFC, 14 months ago, was a short-notice loss to Umar Nurmagomedov on his rise to title contention, and with a full camp for Katona, Almakhan is confident the real show started at UFC 315. "You now see what I can do when I'm prepared," Almakhan said at his post-fight news conference. "That was exactly what we prepared. … You haven't seen anything yet. This is just the beginning for me. I'm still very young. I still have time to develop, to hone my skills. God knows I'm going to be a nightmare for this division. Everybody's going to be afraid of me." Check out Almakhan's post-fight news conference in the video above.
USA Today
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Video: UFC 315 backstage post-fight interviews with winners
Video: UFC 315 backstage post-fight interviews with winners MONTREAL – UFC 315 took place Saturday with 12 bouts on the lineup. We've got you covered with backstage winner interviews from Bell Centre. You can hear from all the UFC 315 winners by checking out their post-fight news conferences below. Bekzat Almakhan Daniel Santos Marc-Andre Barriault Navajo Stirling vs. Ivan Erslan Modestas Bukauskas vs. Ion Cutelaba Jessica Andrade vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius Mike Malott vs. Charles Radtke Benoit Saint Denis vs. Kyle Prepolec Alexa Grasso vs. Natalia Silva Jose Aldo vs. Aiemann Zahabi Valentina Shevchenko vs. Manon Fiorot Belal Muhammad vs. Jack Della Maddalena Dana White
USA Today
10-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC 315 video: Bekzat Almakhan floors Brad Katona with Round 1 uppercut
Bekzat Almakhan picked up his first UFC win in emphatic fashion. Almakhan (12-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) became the first to finish Brad Katona (14-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) when he knocked him out at the 1:04 mark of Round 1 in their UFC 315 bantamweight bout Saturday at Bell Centre. Just over a minute into the fight, Almakhan dropped Katona with a right uppercut, and put him out with two big follow-up shots. Check out the replay of Almakhan's finish below (via X): Almakhan returned to the win column after losing a short-notice bout to former title challenger Umar Nurmagomedov in his UFC debut in March 2024. The Kazakhstani finisher asked for a quick turnaround on the mic, declaring himself as a future champion. Up-to-the-minute UFC 315 results
