"Gustafsson started out extremely aggressive, crashing in with wild overhand shots. With Gustafsson missing on all of them, Fakhretdinov weathered the early storm and marched forward. One of the toughest competitors in the division wasn't going to go down that easily. A swift straight left from Fakhretdinov staggered Gustafsson making him retreat. Smelling blood in the water, Fakhretdinov pounced on his opponent unloading against the cage. Shortly after the referee called a stop to the contest at 53 seconds in the first round."
"Fakhretdinov moved his unbeaten streak to seven inside the UFC and his overall professional record to 24-1-1. This was a fight that clearly showed that Fakhretdinov is a level above the rest of the unranked welterweights on the roster. Getting a dominant TKO over Andres Gustafsson, who had never been finished previously, should have Fakhretdinov inside the top fifteen rankings next week."
Rinat Fakhretdinov returned to action at UFC Paris in a preliminary welterweight bout against Andreas Gustafsson after being out since a controversial decision over Carlos Leal. Gustafsson began aggressively with wild overhand shots that largely missed while Fakhretdinov absorbed the early pressure and advanced. A straight left from Fakhretdinov staggered Gustafsson, who retreated toward the cage. Fakhretdinov followed with a barrage against the cage and the referee stopped the fight at 0:54 of round one. The win extended Fakhretdinov's unbeaten UFC streak to seven, moved his pro record to 24-1-1, and should push him into the top fifteen welterweight rankings.
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