Dzhabir Dzhabrailov scores a first-round knockout of Chase Mann at ONE Fight Night 42 Dzhabir Dzhabrailov scores a stunning first-round knockout at ONE Fight Night 42
Bangkok, Thailand – ONE Championship returned to the legendary Lumpinee Stadium on Friday night for another electrifying night of martial arts action ONE Fight Night 42: Mann vs. Dzhabrailov it provided spectacular endings and dramatic changes in dynamics.
The event was headlined by a welterweight MMA clash between rising stars Dzhabira Dzhabrailov and Chase Mann, while Muay Thai legend Sam-A Gaiyanghadao turned back the clock in a thrilling co-main fight against Elmehdi El Jamari.
Dzhabrailov chases Mann for the first defeat of his career
The main event was the undefeated Turkish sensation Jabir Jabrailov delivering a devastating knockout in the first round, giving the Americans the advantage Chase “Mannimal” Mann the first defeat in his professional career.
Mann wasted no time pressing the action, scoring an early takedown and immediately setting a swift pace. The Arkansas native struck first, catching Dzhabrailov with a pointed right hook that knocked the 21-year-old to the canvas.
However, Dzhabrailov quickly recovered and returned fire during a series of rapid exchanges of blows.
Moments later, the Turkish phenom shoved Mann into the corner of the ring and detonated a crusher left hook which landed on my chin. Mann immediately went down, and two subsequent hammer fists sealed a decisive knockout 2:31 of the opening round.
This stunning finish left Dzhabrailov undefeated and one of the most memorable knockouts of the night at Lumpinee Stadium.
Sam-A survives the knockdown and finishes El Jamari in a wild comeback
In the co-main event, former multiple-time ONE World Champion Sam-A Gaiyanghadao reminded fans why he remains one of the most decorated Muay Thai fighters.
Take on the aggressive Moroccan attacker Elmehdi “Sniper” El JamariSam-A endured a tense first round, while El Jamari landed several pointed uppercuts and controlled the opening exchanges.
The fight broke out in the second round.
Sam-A changed gears and began marching forward, using powerful combos. A thunderous left hook caused the first knockdown, and moments later a piston-like straight left knocked El Jamari down again.
But the drama wasn’t over.
El Jamari responded with a powerful left hook of his own, sending Sam-A to the canvas and briefly shaking the Thai legend.
Still recovering, Sam-A put on a spectacular performance a kick to the head ending the fight who knocked down El Jamari for the third time in the round, forcing the referee to stop the fight 2:43 of round 2 in one of the most dramatic endings of the evening.
Bonus winners
Two players returned home Performance bonuses of $50,000 for his unique victories:
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao
Hiroba Minowa
ONE Fight Night 42: Mann vs. Dzhabrailov – full results
Main event
Dzhabir Jabrailov def. Chase Mann via KO (ground-and-pound), round 1 – 2:31 (MMA – welterweight)
Joint main event
Sam-A Gaiyanghadao def. Elmehdi El Jamari by KO (kick to the head), round 2 – 2:43 (Muay Thai – Strawweight)
Movsar
Evloev rejects the notion that fans only want bloody
fights.
Evloev is scheduled to challenge Alexander
Volkanovski for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title at
UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The Russian
challenger has won all 10 of his UFC bouts by decision but believes
fans appreciate his fighting style.
Movsar Evloev argues wrestling can entertain UFC fans ahead of
Volkanovski title fight
The recent departures of Michael
Page and Farid
Basharat have fueled debate about whether winning is enough to
secure a new UFC contract. Neither fighter was re-signed despite a
winning streak, though a lack of finishes has not been established
as the reason for either departure.
Evloev believes finishes are not the only measure of a fighter's
value. He says fans also appreciate tactics, skill and
wrestling.
“I have zero finishes in UFC, but I'm still in the UFC and I'm
fighting for the title,†Evloev told MMA Fighting. “That means only
finishes are not important. To show a good fight is also important.
If you have no finish, you can still show a good fight, an exciting
fight; you can show the beauty of wrestling. There are not just
fans of MMA who just wait for blood. There are so many good fans
who know MMA, and they understand, and maybe because of them I'm
still in the UFC.â€
#UFC333’s Movsar
Evloev credits fans with his being in the UFC despite having
zero finishes: “There is not just fans of MMA who just wait for
blood. There are so many good fans who know MMA, and they
understand, and maybe because of them I'm still in the UFC.” (🎥
@JoseYoungs) https://t.co/cvpUBVusyb
Muhammad Mokaev knows how it feels to win in the octagon and still lose with the UFC.
In 2024, Mokaev experienced a similar rift despite having zero losses on his record, and he is now taking aim at White and the UFC's practices in defense of Basharat.
“When fighters are getting phone calls from bosses telling them, ‘If you keep wrestling like that, you're going to get cut,' then you're basically telling fighters how you want them to fight,†Mokaev wrote on Twitter. “At what point does that cross the line? Isn't that influencing the competition?
“And if you want to release a fighter, fine. But don't then publicly say he was ‘hard to deal with' or create some bullshit narrative about him that could damage his reputation and make other organizations think twice about signing him. Release fighters if you want. Just don't try to damage their careers on the way out.â€
Like Basharat, Mokaev employed a wrestling-heavy style that didn't always produce thrilling back-and-forth contests (though Mokaev did score submission victories in four of his seven UFC wins). The nail in the coffin for Mokaev was a disappointing decision win over Manel Kape at UFC 304, where both men produced little meaningful offense. Making matters worse, Mokaev and Kape had an altercation during fight week, with Mokaev admitting he threw the first punch.
Mokaev is 4-0 since parting ways with the UFC, having finished three of his past four opponents, but remains on the outside looking in with his competition going mostly unrecognized by fans in North America. The 26-year-old is currently No. 7 at 125 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings.
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