ABU DHABI – Amir Albazi beat Malcolm Gordon with first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 30 in Abu Dhabi. Take a look inside the fight with Albazi, who had to go into quarantine just three hours after he accepted the fight for his UFC debut. Result: Amir Albazi def. Malcolm Gordon via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:42 Updated records: Albazi (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Gordon (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Key stat: Albazi outstruck Gordon 28-5 before getting the fight to the ground to lock up his third straight win by submission. Albazi on the fight’s key moment “The victory felt amazing – exactly what I’ve been working on. It went exactly to plan
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Amir Albazi’s submission of Malcolm Gordon was just what he expected to happen – MMA Junkie