Russian knockout artist Shamil Gaziev scored a walk-off KO in the featured prelim at UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Things got off to a fairly fast start with Petersen mixing up his strikes and targeting the lead leg of Gaziev. Keeping his hands dangerously low, Gaziev looked to pressure Petersen early and look for the one-hitter quitter. He nearly found it with a knee up the middle early, but Petersen absorbed much of it with his chest and quickly changed levels, working Gaziev down to the mat. Unfortunately for Petersen, he couldn’t keep Gaziev on the canvas for long.