Roman Kopylov extended his consecutive UFC knockout streak to four on Saturday when he brutalized Josh Fremd at Noche UFC . Kopylov (12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) continued to show striking excellence inside the octagon in the middleweight bout at T-Mobile Arena, battering and bloodying the face of Fremd (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) before closing the show with a nasty body shot at the 4:44 mark of Round 2. The Russian now has the second-longest active streak of consecutive knockouts under the UFC banner, trailing only heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich. Check out the latest in that run below (via X ): ANOTHER KNOCKOUT FOR ROMAN KOPYLOV #NocheUFC pic.twitter.com/QyQhVWL0Xj — ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 17, 2023 Make that FOUR straight finishes for Roman Kopylov #NocheuFC pic.twitter.com/QwxaDVECuS — UFC (@ufc) September 17, 2023 After an 0-2 start with the promotion, Kopylov credited his success to a change in gym and coaching staff. “The fight went exactly how we expected,” Kopylov said in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “This is what we wanted.
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Noche UFC video: Roman Kopylov folds bloodied Josh Fremd to extend KO streak – MMA Junkie