UFCVegas69 prelims: Nazim Sadykhov gashes Evan Elder via TCritchfield52
The Longo and Weidman MMA representative defeated Elder via doctor stoppage in their preliminary lightweight bout at UFC Fight Night 219 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. A cageside physician quickly waved off the contest 38 seconds into Round 3 due to Elder suffering a nasty cut above his right eye.
Prior to the stoppage, Sadykhov and Elder engaged in a back-and-forth battle on the feet that saw both men land plenty of damaging offense. Sadykhov buckled his foe with a right hook in Round 1, and Elder responded by sitting his adversary down with a right of his own later in the frame. The battle continued from there, with Elder mixing in body strikes, takedowns and clinch work, while Sadykhov held an edge in head strikes.