UFC Fight Night 235 video: Randy Brown drops Muslim Salikhov in Round 1, calls for UFC 300 slot

LAS VEGAS – Randy Brown scored arguably the most impressive finish of his octagon tenure Saturday against Muslim Salikhov at UFC Fight Night 235.

Brown (18-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) showed his striking is on the level of the much more decorated “King of Kung Fu” Salikhov (19-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) with a flush 1-2 combination that led to a knockdown. “Rude Boy” landed one more shot on the ground before the referee stopped the middleweight bout at the UFC Apex at the 3:17 mark of Round 1.

Check out the replay of Brown’s handiwork below (via X):

RANDY BROWN WITH A BIG KO #UFCVegas85 pic.twitter.com/nNuSuJdQ8u

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) February 4, 2024

ONE AND DONE @TouchNgo_ with the first round KO! #UFCVegas85 pic.twitter.com/ngG0DxUGCP

— UFC (@ufc) February 4, 2024

With a dozen UFC victories now on his resume and a 6-1 record in his past seven fights dating back to April 2021, Brown said he’s looking to do bigger and better things at 170 pounds.

“I feel like people don’t get to see what I’m truly capable of, and I finally get to come out here and put hands on somebody like we do at the gym, and that’s what we do,” Brown said in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “Put me in here for (UFC) 300. … I’m telling you, I’m a top-15, top-10 caliber fighter – and get me somebody so I can move up the f*cking ranks.”

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 235 results include:

• Randy Brown def. Muslim Salikhov via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:17
• Natalia Silva def. Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. Makhmud Muradov declared no contest (accidental eye poke) – Round 1, 0:11
• Charlie Radtke def. Gilbert Urbina via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:47
• Molly McCann def. Diana Belbita via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 4:59
• Charles Johnson def. Azat Maksum via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Themba Gorimbo def. Pete Rodriguez via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:32
• Jung Gyeong Lee def. Blake Bilder via unanimous decision (30-27 30-27, 30-27)
• Luana Carolina def. Julija Stoliarenko via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 4:52
• Marquel Mederos def. Landon Quinones via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Jamal Pogues def. Thomas Petersen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

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