Another talented flyweight made his debut at UFC Vegas 98 as Uzbekistan’s Ramazan Temirov took on CJ Vergara.
Ramazan entered the UFC on a nine-fight win streak, having not lost a bout since 2019. Vergara, a DWCS vet, was 2-2 in his last four, with one of those losses coming to the night’s headliner, Tatsuro Taira.
There was a lot of hype behind Temirov coming into the fight, and he more than lived up to it.
The fight started with a spinning kick to the body from Ramazan Temirov. Temirov was getting off early with his kicks and a looping punches from both sides. Admittedly, Temirov was swinging for the fences at times, but Vergara was waiting around too long. In due course, Temirov dropped Vergara with a lunging left hook and swarmed. He then landed a big right hook as Vergara got back to his feet. Temirov wasn’t letting off on the pressure and was landing bombs. Vergara covered up as much as possible, with the referee giving him able opportunity to stay in the fight. He could not. In the end, it was a left hook to the body that crumbled Vergara for Temirov to claim the TKO.
Official Result: Ramazan Temirov def. CJ Vergara by TKO (body punch), Round 1, 2:50
