LONDON – Makwan Amirkhani needed less than a minute to put Mike Grundy to sleep in an absolutely critical career bout for both men at UFC Fight Night 204.
In a matchup in which both fighters entered on losing skids and highly motivated to get the job done, Amirkhani (13-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) locked in his patented anaconda choke on Grundy (16-8 MMA, 6-6 UFC) just 57 seconds into the featherweight fight at The 02.
Grundy was determined to get the win after revealing pre-fight his father was terminally ill. They showed his father cageside on the broadcast just before the bout began, but things didn’t play out the way that side hoped when Amirkhani locked in his technique early and squeezed until Grundy went out cold.
Check out the replay of the finish (via Twitter):
.@MakwanAmirkhani locked up the first round submission QUICK 😬 #UFCLondon pic.twitter.com/KcVyfpRUni
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) March 19, 2022
Amirkhani said post-fight that he’s a soon-to-be father and now that he’s back in the win column, hopes he can get a quick turnaround.
“Dana White and Sean Shelby: Put me back in next week,” Amirkhani pleaded in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping.
