Overview
- Oezdemir stopped Menifield by first-round knockout at 1:27 after cornering him and unloading knees followed by rapid punches.
- He applied immediate forward pressure, cut off lateral movement, landed a clean knee, and closed with a left hand as the referee waved it off.
- The matchup was a main-card bout at UFC Fight Night 265 at ABHA Arena in Doha and streamed on ESPN+.
- Oezdemir came in off a decision loss to Carlos Ulberg and a lengthy layoff, whereas Menifield had won consecutive decisions over Julius Walker and Oumar Sy.
- FanDuel listed Oezdemir as a -235 favorite pre-fight, and he said afterward that he aims to reenter the top five and pursue a title shot.