UFC Vegas 100: "Absolute devastation," "He's a tank" - Belal Muhammad and others react to UFC debutant Mansur Abdul-Malik piecing up opponent with brutal knee

"Absolute devastation," "He's a tank" - Belal Muhammad and others react to UFC debutant Mansur Abdul-Malik piecing up opponent with brutal knee

Mansur Abdul-Malik secured a devastating KO win in his UFC debut. [Image courtesy: @mansurabdulmalik on Instagram]

Fans and pros were impressed with UFC newcomer Mansur Abdul-Malik's dominant TKO win over veteran fighter Dusko Todorovic.

At the milestone UFC Vegas 100 event on Nov. 9, Abdul-Malik assumed an aggressive posture from the opening bell and crowded Todorovic with power strikes. A combination from the UFC newcomer sent Todorovic crashing to the mat and he followed up with damaging shots.

To his credit, Todorovic attempted a few submissions and got back to his feet but a knee from the Xtreme Couture standout sent him back to the mat. As Abdul-Malik continued to land ground-and-pound shots from the standing position, the referee stopped the action to save Tudorovic from absorbing unnecessary punishment.

Statistically, Abdul-Malik outstruck Todorovic 31 to 3 in total strikes landed. He also scored the only knockdown of the fight, pulling off a near-flawless victory. With the win, he improved to 7-0 in his professional MMA career.

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Fans took to the comments section and shared their thoughts on Abdul-Malik's performance.

Abdul-Malik's performance impressed notable fighters and MMA journalists, including UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad.

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Abdul-Malik is the newest member of Eric Nicksick-led Xtreme Couture to arrive in the UFC. One of the oldest MMA gyms in the USA, it has produced UFC champions like Francis Ngannou and Sean Strickland, among others. Abdul-Malik earned the UFC contract with a second-round TKO win over Wes Schultz in 'Dana White's Contender Series' in August.

Speaking about his UFC debut in the octagon interview, Abdul-Malik said:

"There's always a game plan but when your opponent presents different things and different looks, you need to adapt in the heat of the moment and that's exactly what I did. But I still stayed on the path of our game plan."

Check out the full octagon interview below (0:23):

Edited by Rajneesh Suhas Reddy