Khabib Nurmagomedov is undefeated in his six-year UFC tenure, and this was the fight that earned him his first knockout win in the promotion. Back in 2013 at UFC on FX 7, Nurmagomedov faced veteran lightweight Thiago Tavares. The fight took place in Tavares’ native Brazil, where Nurmagomedov played the spoiler role in a big way. In the video above – the UFC’s latest “KO of the Week” – you can see Nurmagomedov’s elbow-filled stoppage
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Before UFC 223, watch Khabib Nurmagomedov’s first UFC knockout win – MMA Junkie