Featherweight MMA standout Alibek Kuzhbaev delivered a knockout-of-the-year contender this weekend while competing in his home country.
While it was a relatively quiet weekend with no UFC or PFL events to keep us entertained, there was plenty of action for hardcore MMA fans on the regional level. Emanating from Aktau, Kazakhstan, Naiza Fighting Championship delivered a 10-fight card headlined by an NFC middleweight championship scrap between Ramazan Gasanov and Igor Svirid.
However, it was the co-main event that had everyone talking when Kuzhbaev, a winner in three of his last four, returned to the cage for a scrap with Ali Gharedaghi.