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Brad Katona and Bekzat Almakhan, UFC 315 ceremonial weigh-in Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press
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UFC bantamweight Brad Katona, veteran of 8 UFC bouts, took on Bezkat Almakhan in the curtain opener at UFC 315 on Saturday night hoping to avoid a losing streak in his second promotional run.
Katona (14-4) returned to the UFC after three years out of the promotion by taking part in The Ultimate Fighter 31. He’s gone 2-2 since his return with wins over Cody Gibson and Jesse Butler. He hoped to avoid a losing streak after dropping his last bout against Jean Matsumoto.
Almakhan (11-2) is a native of Kazakhstan and made his UFC debut against Umar Nurmagomedov last in March 2024. The matchup with Katona marks his second fight in the UFC.
Round 1 Almakhan came out with a clear quickness advantage or at least much better timing than Katona. Almakhan wanted a fist bump as the fight began, but Katona was clearly uninterested.
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An early right hand gave Almakhan the range and he began to land quick jabs. Uppercuts began to land rather frequently for Almakhan until he landed a clean fight-ending shot sending Katona on the short trip back to Winnipeg.
Massive victory for the Kazakhstan fighter, and Katona returns to the hot seat with a second-straight loss.
Official Result: Bezkat Almakhan def. Brad Katona via R1 KO, 1:04
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