Nigeria’s Kennedy ‘African Savage’ Nzechukwu Defeats Ion Cutelaba in UFC Fight Night Main Event

• Nigeria's Kennedy Nzechukwu picked up a big win in the main event of UFC Fight Night
• Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivak were due to headline UFC Fight Night before Lews had to withdraw
• Nzechukwu is one of Nigeria's premier MMA athletes like Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya

Nigeria’s Kennedy Nzechukwu has picked up his 11th professional win as a fighter and his first main event win in the UFC.

The African Savage, as he is known, beat Ion Cutelaba in the main event of UFC Fight Night 215.

The fight was pushed up to main event status after the bout between Derrick Lewis and Sergey Spivak was scrapped.

The main event was cancelled after The Black Beast pulled out of the fight due to an undisclosed illness, Sherdog reported.

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Nzechukwu's three-round bout with Cutelaba was promoted to the main event, but the Nigerian fighter needed two rounds to get the job done.

Cutelaba enjoyed a better first round and enjoyed control time on the ground. Despite landing some strikes and attempting to lock in a submission, Cutelaba couldn’t finish the fight off.

An impressive round two

Nzechukwu came out all guns blazing in the second half and landed some good shots. With Cutelaba attempting to go for a takedown, the African Savage landed with a rising knee to rock the Moldovan fighter.

Nzechukwu then landed a flurry of punches before the referee called an end to the fight, with the Nigerian fighter winning by TKO, MMA Junkie reported.

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Nzechukwu is just one of Nigeria’s crop of fighters who have impressed in the UFC. His countrymen, Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya, both held titles in the organisation.

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