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MMA Junkie Staff

UFC Fight Night 249 video: Nine stoppages to open the year?! See them all

After a three-week lull, the UFC was back to open up 2025 – and there were a ton of highlight-reel finishes.

This past Saturday, nine of the 14 bouts on the card at UFC Fight Night 249 in Las Vegas were stoppages. There even were four finishes on the prelims that all came from fighters who got wins in the promotion for the first time. Then the main card had five finishes in six fights, including four straight to close the show.

Check out all nine of those finishes in the video above – including an admittedly early candidate for Knockout of the.

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