Now that he’s finally in the UFC, Chidi Njokuani isn’t messing around.
Njokuani (22-7 MMA, 2-0 UFC) scored his third finish inside the octagon Saturday at UFC Fight Night 206 by demolishing Dusko Todorovic with a brutal elbow to knock him out at the 4:48 mark of the first round.
Check out this violence (via Twitter):
An absolute HELLbow from Chidi Njokuani FTW. 😮 #UFCVegas55 pic.twitter.com/jYNldztzTU
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) May 22, 2022
Including his appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series, the elbow knockout marked Njokuani’s third consecutive stoppage in the octagon. It took him all of 16 seconds to TKO Marc-André Barriault in his UFC debut in February.
Njokuani, 33, spent three years in Bellator and made an LFA appearance before getting his UFC opportunity. He’s certainly made the most of it so far.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 206 results:
- Chidi Njokuani def. Dusko Todorovic via KO (elbow) – Round 1, 4:48
- Tabatha Ricci def. Polyana Viana via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jun Yong Park def. Eryk Anders via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
- Joseph Holmes def. Alen Amedovski via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:04
- Jailton Almeida def. Parker Porter via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:35
- Uros Medic def. Omar Morales via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:05
- Jonathan Martinez def. Vince Morales via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Chase Hooper def. Felipe Colares via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:00
- Sam Hughes def. Elise Reed via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 3:52
