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5 Questions for Timofey Nastyukhin

Timofey Nastyukhin SHOCKS THE ! The Russian warrior knocks out Eddie Alvarez at 4:05 of Round 1 to advance in the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix! #WeAreONE #ANewEra #Tokyo #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/YxUV0TSnFR

— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) March 31, 2019

Most observers did not expect Timofey Nastyukhin to spoil the promotional debut of Eddie Alvarez at One Championship “A New Era” on March 31 in Tokyo. That it occurred in the quarterfinals of the Singapore-based organization’s lightweight grand prix made it that much sweeter, as Nastyukhin stopped the former Bellator MMA and Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder with first-round punches.