Magomedov overcame an early knockdown from a Pereira punch in the first round, capitalizing on the subsequent fatigue of the Brazilian fighter to control the remaining rounds through higher activity levels.
The event also featured a historic performance by flyweight Asu Almabayev, who became the fourth fighter in promotional history to secure a victory via a Suloev stretch submission.
Almabayev utilized his grappling skills to control Charles Johnson, eventually forcing the submission at the 3:33 mark of the third round after surviving a reverse triangle choke attempt.
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Additionally, Australian featherweight Kaan Ofli overcame a seven-inch reach disadvantage to submit Javier Reyes via an arm-triangle choke at 4:16 of the opening round.
