Shamil Musaev is a reputation to recollect for the long run.
The undefeated Russian capped off his run via the 2024 PFL World Championships with a vicious knockout over Magomed Umalatov to say the welterweight title and the $1 million prize that goes together with it.
The top got here at 1:44 within the third spherical after Musaev faked an overhand proper after which unloaded a brutal left hook that blasted Umalatov and despatched him crashing to the canvas. Musaev adopted up with a number of extra punches on the bottom however the battle was successfully already over.
It was one other spectacular displaying for Musaev following a season full of them together with a shocking floor and pound end over former Bellator champion Logan Storely to begin his 12 months.
This time round, Musaev was a bit extra measured as he went to conflict along with his fellow undefeated Russian with Umalatov possessing the type of abilities that made him actually arrange his combos, particularly in a considerably listless opening spherical that had the group in Saudi Arabia booing early.
That modified as soon as the fighters began buying and selling pictures with Musaev displaying crisp fingers and nasty energy all through.
The ending sequence was completely arrange and executed after Musaev moved ahead and launched the overhand proper, which compelled Umalatov to maneuver his head to keep away from the potential blow. That’s when Musaev uncorked the left hook that snapped Umalatov’s head round and ship him all the way down to the bottom for the ultimate time.
Musaev could possibly be a possible star on the rise for the PFL, particularly after his dominant run via the welterweight division in 2024.
