Taiyilake Nueraji
Super Saiyan
China
Stuns Crosbie in debut
Nueraji defeated Kiefer Crosbie via TKO (elbows) at 3:33 of Round 1 at UFC Shanghai on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Nueraji looked great for the most part in his UFC debut, though it gets a bit of an asterisk due to a blatant illegal knee landed in Round 1 as Crosbie was attempting to get back to his feet. The fight could have been called there, but Crosbie elected to continue, and Nueraji was deducted two points for the foul. However, the damage was already done. Nueraji got his opponent right back down to the mat, where he landed a barrage of elbows, some of which were essentially flying elbows that started from his feet. It didn't take long before referee Marc Goddard had seen enough. Nueraji moves to 12-1 with the result.
Nueraji looked great for the most part in his UFC debut, though it gets a bit of an asterisk due to a blatant illegal knee landed in Round 1 as Crosbie was attempting to get back to his feet. The fight could have been called there, but Crosbie elected to continue, and Nueraji was deducted two points for the foul. However, the damage was already done. Nueraji got his opponent right back down to the mat, where he landed a barrage of elbows, some of which were essentially flying elbows that started from his feet. It didn't take long before referee Marc Goddard had seen enough. Nueraji moves to 12-1 with the result.
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UFC debut scheduled at Shanghai
Nueraji is scheduled to compete against Kiefer Crosbie in a welterweight fight at UFC Shanghai on Aug. 23, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Nueraji is a 24-year-old Chinese welterweight whom the UFC recently signed to replace fellow countryman Song Kenan. The former has an 11-1-0 (1) record, with all of his wins finishes, 10 wins and one submission.
Nueraji is a 24-year-old Chinese welterweight whom the UFC recently signed to replace fellow countryman Song Kenan. The former has an 11-1-0 (1) record, with all of his wins finishes, 10 wins and one submission.