PARIS – Farid Basharat tamed a wild Kleydson Rodrigues to get the submission at UFC Fight Night 226.
Basharat (11-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) walked through Rodrigues’ (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) strikes before getting him down to the mat. He was able to transition to full mount before cinching in an arm-triangle choke submission at the 4:15 mark of Round 1 on Saturday at Accor Arena.
Check out the video of Basharat’s finish below (via Twitter):
Farid Basharat gets the first finish of #UFCParis 💪 pic.twitter.com/ra9iUP1Bv9
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 2, 2023
Basharat scored the first finish of his UFC career. The unbeaten 26-year-old is now 2-0 in the octagon since graduating from the Contender Series.
Up-to-the-minute results of UFC Fight Night 226 include:
- Farid Basharat def. Kleydson Rodrigues via submission (arm triangle) – Round 1, 4:15
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti def. Zarah Fairn via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-37, 30-27)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 226.
