Filed under: News , UFC , Videos ROTTERDAM – Unable to fight in the U.S. due to visa issues, Mairbek Taisumov made the most of his rare opportunity to actually get in the octagon. At UFC Fight Night 115 on Saturday, Taisumov (27-5 MMA, 6-1 UFC) blasted fellow lightweight Felipe Silva (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) with a one-punch knockout and picked up a $50,000 fight-night bonus as a result. Here’s the stunning shot (via Twitter ) BA-BOOOOOOOOM!!!!! Just like that, @Taisumov155 FLOORS Silva in the first round!! #UFCRotterdam WOW!!! pic.twitter.com/xLUqX6kdkU — #UFCRotterdam (@ufc) September 2, 2017 “Yeah, I felt it that I caught him,” he told MMAjunkie about the preliminary-card bout, which streamed on UFC Fight Pass from Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands. “I felt that the punch landed.” It was the 29-year-old Chechen fighter’s first bout since April 2016, and it moved him to 5-0 with five knockouts over the past three years
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Video: After visa issues, Mairbek Taisumov returned to score this dazzling 1-punch KO – MMA Junkie