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This is another bad one … you’ve been warned. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight Sean Sharaf suffered a bloody standing technical knockout (TKO) loss at the hands of UFC rookie Steven Asplund on the UFC Vegas 112 “Prelims” last night (Sat.
Tsarukyan (23-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) was left out of the title picture after lightwweight champion Ilia Topuria decided to take some personal time off. Instead, the promotion matched up Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett for the interim title in the UFC 324 headliner on Jan. 24.
UFC CEO Dana White hints there's more to the story behind Arman Tsarukyan's latest title shot snub that hasn't been made public.
Asplund delivered a brutal second-round stoppage win over the bloodied and battered Sharaf during the preliminary slate of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 112 event. Although Sharaf was busted open early in the matchup, the finish got a little bit uncomfortable as referee Mark Smith allowed the fight to go quite a bit longer than it needed to.
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Despite being one of the most impressive KO’s of the year, Costa was snubbed by Dana White and the UFC brass, as he wasn’t awarded a post-fight bonus. Steven Asplund vs Sean Sharaf won Fight of the Night, and Kevin Vallejos picked up Performance of the Night for his KO win over Giga Chikadze.
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