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Cirkunov was also making more noise than Oezdemir recently. He started grabbing some headlines when he was removed from the UFC's rankings after his contract had ended. There were rumblings about him testing the waters of free agency, but fortunately, he re-signed with the promotion and booked a fight against the new kid on the block.
A lot more UFC fans knew about Cirkunov - they knew about his personality, they knew about his skill-set and they knew that if he was going to emerge victorious, he was probably going to do so via quick submission. However, a lot of people weren't anticipating a quick finish from his opponent after seeing him go the distance with OSP, despite the fact that he had nine first round knockouts on his record.
He added a 10th in Sweden, stopping Cirkunov with a perfectly-placed one-punch knockout just 28 seconds into the fight. From the opening buzzer, Cirkunov charged forward trying to show he was not afraid to stand with the more technical striker.
Cirkunov had Oezdemir backing up towards the cage as he bounded forward throwing wild flurries, but once they reached the fence, it was game over. A simple pivot off the fence was followed by a short right hook to the temple which sent the Canadian crashing down to the mat.
A rising star has hit a stumbling block, but a new one has taken his place. It will be interesting to see what Oezdemir can do if he gets his preferred opponent, Jimi Manuwa, next.Football

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