Roman Kopylov extended his consecutive UFC knockout streak to four on Saturday when he brutalized Josh Fremd at Noche UFC.
Kopylov (12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) continued to show striking excellence inside the octagon in the middleweight bout at T-Mobile Arena, battering and bloodying the face of Fremd (11-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) before closing the show with a nasty body shot at the 4:44 mark of Round 2.
The Russian now has the second-longest active streak of consecutive knockouts under the UFC banner, trailing only heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich.
Check out the latest in that run below (via X):
ANOTHER KNOCKOUT FOR ROMAN KOPYLOV 💪 #NocheUFC pic.twitter.com/QyQhVWL0Xj
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 17, 2023
Make that FOUR straight finishes for Roman Kopylov 👏👏 #NocheuFC pic.twitter.com/QwxaDVECuS
— UFC (@ufc) September 17, 2023
After an 0-2 start with the promotion, Kopylov credited his success to a change in gym and coaching staff.
“The fight went exactly how we expected,” Kopylov said in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “This is what we wanted. This is what we practiced. My coach said, ‘You have to finish him in the second round.’ That’s what I did.”
Up-to-the-minute Noche UFC results include:
- Roman Kopylov def. Josh Fremd via TKO (body punch) – Round 2, 4:44
- Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda declared no contest (referee stoppage overturned) – Round 1, 3:47
- Tracy Cortez def. Jasmine Jasudavicius via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Charlie Campbell def. Alex Reyes via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:38
- Josefine Knutsson def. Marnic Mann via unanimous decision (30-24, 30-25, 30-27)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Noche UFC.
