Overview
- The southpaw timed a straight left to floor Salikhov before closing with ground strikes for a Round 1 TKO at 1:03 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
- The result mirrors Medic’s 63-second knockout of Gilbert Urbina in August, marking back-to-back identical first-round finishes.
- Medic improved to 12-3 as a professional and maintains a 100 percent finishing rate in UFC bouts.
- The defeat snaps Salikhov’s three-fight winning streak as the 41-year-old striker had entered with two recent first-round knockouts.
- Oddsmakers had listed Medic as the favorite, and ESPN MMA’s widely shared highlight accompanied his post-fight call for bonus respect and bigger opportunities.