Islam Makhachev was as dominant as usual in a first-round TKO win over Bobby Green to close out UFC Fight Night 202 from the promotion's Apex facility in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Makhachev wasted no time in doing the best impression of his coach Khabib Nurmagomedov. After a few exchanges on the feet, he took Green down and went to work with his ground-and-pound.
Green didn't have much recourse once the fight got to the ground. The striker was fighting Makhachev just two weeks after scoring a win over Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 271.
The bout was supposed to take place between Makhachev and Beneil Dariush, which would have been an intriguing matchup between grapplers.