Li Jingliang is back in the win column.
The UFC welterweight stopped Muslim Salikhov on the main card of Saturday’s UFC on ABC 3 at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. The official stoppage came at the 4:38 mark of Round 2.
Jingliang (19-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC) looked to be behind on the scorecards, as Salikhov (18-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) had a good amount of success in the first round. However, “The Leech” came back in the second when he wobbled Salikhov with a right hand and then patiently picked his shots to get the stoppage win.
Below you can watch Jingliang’s TKO win (via Twitter):
LI KNEW HE HAD THE FINISH
#UFCLongIsland pic.twitter.com/BZjcH2INen
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) July 16, 2022
With this victory, Jingliang bounced back from a quick submission loss to UFC star Khamzat Chimaev back at UFC 267 in October 2021. The Chinese fighter is 2-2 in his past four trips to the octagon.
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