UFC 282: South Africa's Cameron Saaiman scores victory on debut

• Cameron Saaiman secured an impressive TKO victory over Steven Koslow in his debut fight in the UFC
• Saaiman had a point deducted from him for an illegal blow in the second round of his fight against Koslow
• South Africa's Dricus du Plessis also remained undefeated in the UFC with a submission win over Darren Till

Cameron “MSP” Saaiman was described as the future by UFC President Dan White, and it's easy to see why.

The South African secured a TKO victory over Steven Koslow in his UFC debut at UFC 282 in Las Vegas.

Saaiman and Koslow put on an instant classic in their early prelim bout, as each tried to finish the fight in style.

The first round saw both men trying to hook in submission attempts, and both men countering them. Koslow had promising chances but MSP showed his resilience, countering everything that was thrown at him.

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An illegal blow

The second round was again a war between two talented youngsters. With Koslow attempting for another takedown and Saaiman looking to defend it, the South African landed an illegal knee. Koslow had both knees on the ground when Saaiman landed the shot to his face.

With a point deducted for the illegal blow, Saaiman knew he had to come out all guns blazing in the third round.

Saaiman finishes the job

Koslow tried to get the finish in the third as he took the fight to the ground but the South African turned the tide and started to land unanswered shots.

Koslow was doing enough to stay in the fight, but MSP showed maturity beyond his years by allowing him to get up so he could finish the fight on his feet.

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Saaiman landed shot after shot and even connected with vicious knees to the face which forced the referee to stop the fight. The 21-year-old remains undefeated in his professional career and marked his first UFC fight with an impressive victory.

UFC 282: South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis earns submission victory over Darren Till

Dricus du Plessis is still undefeated in the UFC.

The South African fighter secured a submission victory at UFC 282, beating Darren Till in Round 3.

Di Plessis came out swinging in round one and landed 60 unanswered strikes in the first few minutes of round one, Sports Brief earlier reported.