EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Aiemann Zahabi hopes to follow in the footsteps of Ilia Topuria and put away one of the most durable fighters in octagon history at UFC Fight Night 246 . After Topuria shocked the world and became the first to knock out Max Holloway at UFC 308 this past weekend, Zahabi (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) wants to put the first knockout or submission blemish on the record of Pedro Munhoz (20-9 MMA, 10-9 UFC), whom he meets in a bantamweight bout on Saturday at Rogers Place ( ESPN+ ). “You never know,” Zahabi told MMA Junkie at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 246 media day.
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