Ikram Aliskerov’s UFC debut couldn’t have gone any higher.

The UFC middleweight was matched up with veteran Phil Hawes in his first battle with the promotion in Might 2023. Though given a tricky matchup to start out his UFC profession, Aliskerov solely wanted a bit over two minutes to place away Hawes in brutal style.

You may watch Aliskerov’s UFC debut win within the video above.

Aliskerov (15-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) returns to the octagon this Saturday in the primary occasion of UFC on ABC 6, which takes place Saturday at Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He takes on former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) on quick discover.

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